Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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. 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. 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.