Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Krishnagiri has 35,705 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,74,042, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Krishnagiri, which ranks 9 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5%. The district has 83,046 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Krishnagiri are in the Krishnagiri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Krishnagiri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.