Pillar: Connectivity
Salem has 14.7 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 174.3, better than the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Salem, which ranks 25 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹36,539, credit going to productive use at 64.5% and women with a bank account at 84.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,23,395 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Salem are in the Salem district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Salem youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.