An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Udupi has 12,904 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,32,910, close to 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 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 96% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Udupi, which ranks 6 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.3%. The district has 45,969 registered service enterprises.