Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.6% of Vellore's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 33,155 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vellore, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,85,543 and formal-sector jobs at 32.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Vellore are in the Vellore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vellore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.