Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ramanathapuram has 15,730 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,54,430, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.2%. The district has 41,582 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.