Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.8% of Salem's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 92,330 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 17.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,29,333, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.