Pillar: Economic Participation
Alluri Sitharama Raju has 1,919 manufacturing MSMEs. 72.4% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 67% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Alluri Sitharama Raju, which ranks 14 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh 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 0.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,38,367, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Alluri Sitharama Raju are in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alluri Sitharama Raju youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.