Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Malappuram has 26,998 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,85,859, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.8%. The district has 74,499 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.