Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
2% of Ratnagiri's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 24,918 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ratnagiri, which ranks 6 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 33.8%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,09,400.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Ratnagiri are in the Ratnagiri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ratnagiri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.