Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.3% of Gadag's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 6,989 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 formal-sector jobs at 14.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,30,980, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.