Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kottayam has 60,378 registered MSMEs. 7.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kottayam, which ranks 3 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 866, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 14,060 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Kottayam are in the Kottayam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kottayam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.