Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Tiruchirappalli has 1,38,007 registered MSMEs. 3.8% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tiruchirappalli, which ranks 13 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,300, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 29,718 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Tiruchirappalli are in the Tiruchirappalli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tiruchirappalli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.