An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Chamarajanagar has 5,403 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,42,097, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chamarajanagar, which ranks 19 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.1%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 22,895 registered service enterprises.