Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Shivamogga has 16,649 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,27,625, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.7%. The district has 55,259 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.