Pillar: Economic Participation
South Andaman has 2,433 manufacturing MSMEs. 95.8% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Andaman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,44,269.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in South Andaman are in the South Andaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South Andaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.