A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Mahe has 168 manufacturing MSMEs. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mahe, which ranks 2 of 15 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 19%.