An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Nicobar has 211 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹22,698, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.3%. The district has 496 registered service enterprises.