Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Paschim Bardhaman has 12,501 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹95,161, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.3%. The district has 63,190 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.