Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kottayam has 14,060 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,95,091, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.7%. The district has 46,318 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.