Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Dhule has 15,819 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,39,333, 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 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%. The district has 56,917 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.