Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Solapur has 2,10,086 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,52,456, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. It trails the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 9.5. On credit going to productive use at 61.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.