Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Davangere has 15,036 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,53,414, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Davangere, which ranks 15 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.5%. The district has 52,847 registered service enterprises.
What the MSME-DFO is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the MSME-DFO reference. For Davangere specifically, see the Davangere district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Davangere youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.