Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.2% of Chengalpattu's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 18,515 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chengalpattu, which ranks 3 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,56,821 and formal-sector jobs at 52.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Chengalpattu are in the Chengalpattu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chengalpattu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.