Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ambala has 66,131 registered MSMEs. 6.5% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ambala, which ranks 18 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 755, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 16,190 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Ambala are in the Ambala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ambala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.