Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Thrissur has 1,05,622 registered MSMEs. 7.1% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thrissur, which ranks 9 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,235, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 29,789 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Thrissur are in the Thrissur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thrissur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.