Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Karur has 34,734 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,67,495, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karur, which ranks 23 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 76.1% and bank branches per lakh people at 15.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Karur are in the Karur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.