Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Purba Bardhaman has 1,04,816 registered MSMEs. 5.2% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 807, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 25,808 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.