Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.1% of South Andaman's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 2,433 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,44,269 and formal-sector jobs at 24.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.