Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Uttara Kannada has 11,821 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,52,940, 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 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%. The district has 43,143 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.