Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
19% of Mahe's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 168 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹24,71,155 and formal-sector jobs at 19.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.