Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dharwad has 73,515 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,52,519, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 75% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dharwad, which ranks 6 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 20.1. On credit going to productive use at 57.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Dharwad are in the Dharwad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dharwad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.