Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Salem has 2,23,395 registered MSMEs. 4.8% 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.
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 jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 5,362, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 92,330 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.