Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
11.8% of women in Ernakulam own land in their name, behind the typical district. 84.6% take part in all three major household decisions, better than the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 12% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 98% of the population of that age.
In Ernakulam, which ranks 1 of 14 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.2%, against 17.3% nationally, while it lags on women who own a house at 27.8%, against 45.7% nationally and women's freedom of movement at 13.7%, against 40.8% nationally.