Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
West Godavari has 28,804 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,59,688, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 53% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Godavari, which ranks 11 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 8.7%. The district has 84,249 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in West Godavari are in the West Godavari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Godavari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.