Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Thoothukudi has 90,264 registered MSMEs. 4.4% 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.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 793, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 22,033 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.