Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Srikakulam has 17,379 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,34,461, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.4%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 47,768 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.