Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
0.6% of Alluri Sitharama Raju's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 1,919 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alluri Sitharama Raju, which ranks 14 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 26.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,38,367, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Industrial Estate is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Industrial Estate reference. For Alluri Sitharama Raju specifically, see the Alluri Sitharama Raju district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Alluri Sitharama Raju youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.