Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chennai has 4,51,575 registered MSMEs. 12.5% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,137, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 82,286 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.