Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Tiruvannamalai has 29,115 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,40,740, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.5%. The district has 69,679 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.