Pillar: Connectivity
In Purba Medinipur, 25.8% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical Indian district. The Anganwadi centre is the frontline for changing that: supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, and pre-school for children up to six.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Medinipur, which ranks 14 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who are anaemic at 70.1% and households in the poorest wealth group at 48.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Anganwadi Centre in Purba Medinipur are in the Purba Medinipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Medinipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.