Pillar: Connectivity
Prakasam has 9 bank branches per lakh population, behind the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 258.4, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 65% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Prakasam, which ranks 19 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 69.9%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹37,687 and women with a bank account at 75.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 86,489 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Prakasam are in the Prakasam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Prakasam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.