Pillar: Economic Participation
Krishna has 26,613 manufacturing MSMEs. 56.8% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Krishna, 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 9.4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,804.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Krishna are in the Krishna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Krishna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.