Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
25% of women in Mayiladuthurai own land in their name, behind the typical district. 62.9% take part in all three major household decisions, behind the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 1.3% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 87% of the population of that age.
In Mayiladuthurai, which ranks 31 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 57%, against 46% nationally and women's freedom of movement at 47.9%, against 40.8% nationally. On households in the poorest wealth group at 17.7%, it sits close to the national mark.