Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Prakasam has 17,878 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,24,582, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.7%. The district has 68,611 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.