Y-POWER Score: 54.5 / 100
Ranked 5 of 23 districts in Punjab
7.4% of workers aged 15 and over in Jalandhar work in agriculture, forestry or fishing, against 47.7% in the typical district in India. Jalandhar has 1.6 lakh registered MSMEs, against 38,876 in the typical district in India; 76% are in services and 24% in manufacturing (typical district: 76% and 24%), and small and medium enterprises account for 5.7% of MSME employment (typical district: 3.3%). EPFO covers 12.8% of the labour force, against 2.1% in the typical district in India.* Bank deposits per person in Jalandhar are ₹4.4 lakh, against ₹59,112 in the typical district in India. Its DPIIT One District One Product designations are Sports Goods, Hand Tools, Honey and Leather. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 in Jalandhar equals 87.3% of the population of that age, against 66.9% in the typical district in India.
* EPFO counts workers in the district where their employer is registered, measured against the people who live there, so districts with many commuters or head offices show higher coverage.
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Jalandhar and the Global Goals