Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.4% of Srikakulam's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 17,379 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Srikakulam, which ranks 15 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 7.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,34,461, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Srikakulam are in the Srikakulam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Srikakulam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.