Pillar: Economic Participation
Alappuzha has 16,835 manufacturing MSMEs. 67.2% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Alappuzha, which ranks 4 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.7% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,62,521.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Alappuzha are in the Alappuzha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alappuzha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.