Pillar: Connectivity
Purba Medinipur has 7.4 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 55.9, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 70.8%, while it lags on women with a bank account at 59.5%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹29,813, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,46,244 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch 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.