Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
15.6% of workers in Madurai are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Madurai, which ranks 12 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 31.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,02,209 and households in the poorest wealth group at 4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Madurai are in the Madurai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Madurai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.