Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
South 24 Parganas has 52,266 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,32,766, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 1,28,911 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.