Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Vellore has 33,155 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,85,543, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.6%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 77,385 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.