Pillar: Connectivity
41.6% of gram panchayats in Namakkal are BharatNet service-ready, behind the typical district. 42.1% of women use the internet, better than the typical district. The Aadhaar Enrolment Centre is often the first digital-identity touchpoint on this connectivity base.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Namakkal, which ranks 15 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 70.8% and women with a bank account at 93.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Aadhaar Enrolment Centre in Namakkal are in the Namakkal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Namakkal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.