Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Thrissur has 29,789 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,80,931, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.1%. The district has 75,833 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.