Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kanyakumari has 33,843 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,62,612, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanyakumari, which ranks 7 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 74,831 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kanyakumari are in the Kanyakumari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanyakumari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.