Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gadag has 27,511 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,30,980, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 71.7% and bank branches per lakh people at 14.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.