Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Chitradurga has 49,451 registered MSMEs. 4.2% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chitradurga, which ranks 29 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 748, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 9,273 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Chitradurga are in the Chitradurga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chitradurga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.