Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Idukki has 8,888 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,41,119, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Higher secondary enrollment (classes 9–12) is 147%, likely reflecting students enrolling from neighbouring areas. Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Idukki, which ranks 10 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.9%. The district has 28,809 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Idukki are in the Idukki district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Idukki youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.