Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kollam has 74,798 registered MSMEs. 6.3% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kollam, which ranks 6 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 849, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 20,157 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Kollam are in the Kollam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kollam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.