Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kurnool has 22,938 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,43,271, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 92,110 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.