An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Kolar has 12,182 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,93,049, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolar, which ranks 7 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.2%. The district has 43,208 registered service enterprises.