Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
South Andaman has 12,752 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹2,44,269, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% 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 55 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 26, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 33.2%.
What the Incubation / Startup Centre is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Incubation / Startup Centre reference. For South Andaman specifically, see the South Andaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The South Andaman youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.