Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
South Andaman has 2,433 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,44,269, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 12,752 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.