Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Wayanad has 22,254 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,99,049, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Higher secondary enrollment (classes 9–12) is 176%, likely reflecting students enrolling from neighbouring areas. Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Wayanad, which ranks 15 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 20.8. On credit going to productive use at 62.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Wayanad are in the Wayanad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Wayanad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.