Pillar: Economic Participation
Ballari has 9,615 manufacturing MSMEs. 66.5% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ballari, which ranks 20 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 8.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,337, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Ballari are in the Ballari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ballari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.