Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
North 24 Parganas has 68,892 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,23,544, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.7%. The district has 1,91,670 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.