Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Salem has 92,330 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,29,333, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.8%. The district has 1,31,065 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.