Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.9% of Karaikal's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 1,851 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 71% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karaikal, which ranks 2 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,76,509 and formal-sector jobs at 45.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Karaikal are in the Karaikal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karaikal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.