Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Mahe has 168 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹24,71,155, better than the typical district. 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. 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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 19%. The district has 586 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.