Pillar: Economic Participation
Paschim Medinipur has 24,813 manufacturing MSMEs. 37.9% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,02,732.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI 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.