Y-POWER Score: 56.4 / 100
Ranked 2 of 31 districts in Karnataka
25% of workers aged 15 and over in Dakshina Kannada work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Dakshina Kannada has 99,854 registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 78% are in services and 22% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 7% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 26.2% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Dakshina Kannada are ₹3.4 lakh, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designations are Marine Products and Textile processing. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Dakshina Kannada equals 100% of the population of that age, against 66.9% in the typical district in India.
* EPFO counts workers in the district where their employer is registered, measured against the people who live there, so districts with many commuters or head offices show higher coverage.
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Dakshina Kannada and the Global Goals