Pillar: Economic Participation
Solapur has 59,795 manufacturing MSMEs. 48.1% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Solapur, which ranks 25 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.3% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,52,456, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Solapur are in the Solapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Solapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.