Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2.7% of Uttara Kannada's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 11,821 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 16%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,52,940, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.