Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.3% of Purulia's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 7,394 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purulia, which ranks 22 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹83,078. On formal-sector jobs at 8.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Purulia are in the Purulia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purulia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.