Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.5% of Tiruvannamalai's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 29,115 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 49% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tiruvannamalai, which ranks 35 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 12.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,40,740, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Tiruvannamalai are in the Tiruvannamalai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tiruvannamalai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.