Pillar: Connectivity
Paschim Medinipur has 7.9 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 52.8, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Paschim Medinipur, which ranks 15 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹32,123, credit going to productive use at 63.9% and women with a bank account at 74.2%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,13,844 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Paschim Medinipur are in the Paschim Medinipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Paschim Medinipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.