Cahew Kernal Processing Industry	Rubber and Rubber Corporation
Handloom Industry	Honey Processing

As a foreign exchange earnet, this industry has a distinct place in the industrial map of Kanyakumari district. There are 183 cashew industries which provide employment for about 2800 women.

The district industries centre, Nagercoil is indentifying prospective industries and issuing certificate for provisional small scale industries registration. They are given financial assistance and technical guidance to start small scale industries. There are 9959 permanent small scale industrial units and 20,136 provisional small scale industrial units.

The government is encoutaging unemployed graduates and technically qualified persons to start industries giving financial assistance as well as technical guidance. I.O.B. is the lead bank in Kanyakumari district and is acting as district. A Co-ordinator between the bank and the government agencies for the preparation of credit plan for the district monitoring the smooth implementation of all government sponsored programes like JVVT, IRDP, self employment scheme etc.