Pillar: Economic Participation
Thoothukudi has 22,033 manufacturing MSMEs. 62.5% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thoothukudi, which ranks 21 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,561, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Thoothukudi are in the Thoothukudi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thoothukudi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.