An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
East Godavari has 26,257 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,86,677, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Godavari, which ranks 5 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.5%. The district has 84,470 registered service enterprises.