Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
South 24 Parganas has 1,81,177 registered MSMEs. 3.8% 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.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,450, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 52,266 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.