Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
4.3% of Dhule's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 15,819 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 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 formal-sector jobs at 6.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,39,333, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.