Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Udupi has 45,969 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,32,910, close to 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Udupi, which ranks 5 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 30.6, while it lags on credit going to productive use at 49.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Udupi are in the Udupi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Udupi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.