Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
36.8% of workers in Ramanathapuram are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ramanathapuram, which ranks 34 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.7%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,54,430, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Ramanathapuram are in the Ramanathapuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ramanathapuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.