Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Perambalur has 22,353 registered MSMEs. 4% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 335, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 4,718 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.