Pillar: Economic Participation
Gadag has 6,989 manufacturing MSMEs. 66.7% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gadag, which ranks 21 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.3% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,30,980, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Gadag are in the Gadag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gadag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.