An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Mahe has 168 manufacturing MSMEs. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 586 registered service enterprises.