An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Virudhunagar has 37,038 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,48,550, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Virudhunagar, which ranks 26 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.4%. The district has 63,302 registered service enterprises.