An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
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. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karaikal, which ranks 2 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 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.