Pillar: Connectivity
Chennai has 28.3 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 101.7, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 94% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chennai, which ranks 2 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 77.6% and women with a bank account at 97.1%. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹46,994, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 4,51,575 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Chennai are in the Chennai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chennai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.