Pillar: Economic Participation
Kozhikode has 26,434 manufacturing MSMEs. 66.2% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kozhikode, which ranks 11 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,65,275.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Kozhikode are in the Kozhikode district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kozhikode youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.