Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Viluppuram has 24,254 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,19,656, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 75,447 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.