Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Thiruvananthapuram has 1,31,926 registered MSMEs. 4.6% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thiruvananthapuram, which ranks 5 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,008, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 30,888 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Thiruvananthapuram are in the Thiruvananthapuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thiruvananthapuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.