Pillar: Economic Participation
Ernakulam has 36,853 manufacturing MSMEs. 71.8% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ernakulam, which ranks 1 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 12.4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,65,037.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Ernakulam are in the Ernakulam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ernakulam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.