Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bengaluru Urban has 6,64,069 registered MSMEs. 12.7% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 74% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bengaluru Urban, which ranks 1 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 65.2 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 3,544, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,49,744 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Bengaluru Urban are in the Bengaluru Urban district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bengaluru Urban youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.