Pillar: Connectivity
49.3% of gram panchayats in Erode are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 73.5% of young men use the internet, better than the typical district. The Common Service Centre delivers government services digitally on top of this connectivity.
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 women using the internet at 49.6% and women's freedom of movement at 59.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Common Service Centre (CSC) 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.