Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kottayam has 46,318 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹2,95,091, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 27.6, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 49.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.