Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dharwad disburses ₹57,667 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 335.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, better than the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 42.4%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.9% and women-owned enterprises at 36%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the RSETI 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.