Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
North 24 Parganas has 2,60,562 registered MSMEs. 4.7% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise 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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 2,076, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 68,892 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.