Pillar: Economic Participation
Erode has 52,158 manufacturing MSMEs. 53.8% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Erode, which ranks 8 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,27,234.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Erode are in the Erode district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Erode youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.