Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dharwad has 20,599 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,52,519, 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 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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.1%. The district has 73,515 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.