Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gadag has 6,989 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,30,980, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 27,511 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.