Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Pudukkottai has 73,041 registered MSMEs. 2.7% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pudukkottai, which ranks 30 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 847, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16,766 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Pudukkottai are in the Pudukkottai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pudukkottai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.