Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Paschim Medinipur has 24,813 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,02,732, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.8%. The district has 89,031 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.