Pillar: Economic Participation
South 24 Parganas has 52,266 manufacturing MSMEs. 48% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% 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 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,32,766, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in South 24 Parganas are in the South 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.