Pillar: Economic Participation
Uttara Kannada has 11,821 manufacturing MSMEs. 45.6% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 51% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttara Kannada, which ranks 10 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.7%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,52,940, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Uttara Kannada are in the Uttara Kannada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttara Kannada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.