Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ratnagiri has 24,918 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,09,400, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2%. The district has 63,020 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.