Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kannur disburses ₹37,283 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 61.2 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 28.6%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 88.7% and women-owned enterprises at 22.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the RSETI is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the RSETI reference. For Kannur specifically, see the Kannur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Kannur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.