Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dharmapuri has 25,396 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,72,491, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dharmapuri, which ranks 18 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2%. The district has 65,657 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Dharmapuri are in the Dharmapuri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dharmapuri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.