Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.9% of Kurnool's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 22,938 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 6.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,43,271, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.