Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.3% of Solapur's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 59,795 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 10.4%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,52,456, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.