Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Malappuram has 1,01,497 registered MSMEs. 5.8% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 94% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Malappuram, which ranks 14 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,800, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 26,998 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Malappuram are in the Malappuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malappuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.