Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Karaikal has 1,851 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,76,509, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.9%. The district has 8,296 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.