Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.2% of Kolar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 12,182 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,93,049 and formal-sector jobs at 23.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.