Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
South 24 Parganas has 1,28,911 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,32,766, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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 trails the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 7.4. On credit going to productive use at 59.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.