Pillar: Economic Participation
Perambalur has 4,718 manufacturing MSMEs. 41.2% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Perambalur, which ranks 29 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,31,108.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Perambalur are in the Perambalur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Perambalur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.