A state office in every district that helps people register a unit and apply for MSME loans, subsidies, and Udyam.
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. Small and medium enterprises account for 7.7% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 88% of the population of that age.
In Kottayam, which ranks 2 of 14 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.1 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.