Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Tenkasi has 53,467 registered MSMEs. 1.8% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tenkasi, which ranks 37 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 808, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 15,044 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Tenkasi are in the Tenkasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tenkasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.