Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chittoor has 1,02,388 registered MSMEs. 4.4% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chittoor, which ranks 12 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,375, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 27,448 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Chittoor are in the Chittoor district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chittoor youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.