Pillar: Economic Participation
Viluppuram has 24,254 manufacturing MSMEs. 77.3% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Viluppuram, which ranks 36 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.8% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,19,656.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Viluppuram are in the Viluppuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Viluppuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.