Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kolar has 43,208 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,93,049, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 70% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kolar, which ranks 7 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 70% and bank branches per lakh people at 12.6.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Kolar are in the Kolar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kolar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.