Pillar: Connectivity
71.4% of gram panchayats in North 24 Parganas are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 40.4% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In North 24 Parganas, which ranks 4 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 65.5% and women with a bank account at 87.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in North 24 Parganas are in the North 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.