Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
26.8% of enterprises in Krishna are women-owned. 91.4% of women have their own bank account, better than the typical district. Small business loans in the district run at ₹98,047 per lakh population. NRLM Self Help Groups are the vehicle through which women access credit like this to build livelihoods.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Krishna, which ranks 6 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 50.2%, while it lags on women taking part in all major household decisions at 58.2%. On women in the labour force at 49.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the NRLM Self-Help Group is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the NRLM Self-Help Group reference. For Krishna specifically, see the Krishna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Krishna youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.