Pillar: Economic Participation
Dhule has 15,819 manufacturing MSMEs. 56.4% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhule, which ranks 33 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.3%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,39,333, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Dhule are in the Dhule district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhule youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.