Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kannur has 16,434 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,69,679, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.1%. The district has 63,115 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kannur are in the Kannur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kannur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.