Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
7.3% of Paschim Bardhaman's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 12,501 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Paschim Bardhaman, which ranks 5 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 23.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹95,161.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Paschim Bardhaman are in the Paschim Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Paschim Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.