Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Palakkad has 67,352 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,70,705, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Higher secondary enrollment (classes 9–12) is 111%, likely reflecting students enrolling from neighbouring areas. Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Palakkad, which ranks 12 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 18.8, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 55.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Palakkad are in the Palakkad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Palakkad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.