Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Solapur has 59,795 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,52,456, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,10,086 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.