Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dhule has 56,917 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,39,333, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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 trails the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 7.2. On credit going to productive use at 58.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.