Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.7% of Shivamogga's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 16,649 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shivamogga, which ranks 14 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 14.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,27,625, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Shivamogga are in the Shivamogga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shivamogga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.