Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chikkamagaluru has 7,915 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,39,175, 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 47% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chikkamagaluru, which ranks 17 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.2%. The district has 32,778 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Chikkamagaluru are in the Chikkamagaluru district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chikkamagaluru youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.