Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Alappuzha has 16,835 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,62,521, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 46,822 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.