Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chikballapur has 46,633 registered MSMEs. 3.7% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chikballapur, which ranks 12 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 561, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 12,133 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Chikballapur are in the Chikballapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chikballapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.