Pillar: Economic Participation
Kurnool has 22,938 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kurnool, which ranks 22 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,43,271, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Kurnool are in the Kurnool district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kurnool youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.