Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Mahe has 586 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹24,71,155, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mahe, which ranks 2 of 15 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 26, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 45%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Mahe are in the Mahe district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mahe youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.