Pillar: Economic Participation
Karnal has 24,128 manufacturing MSMEs. 47.9% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karnal, which ranks 13 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 8.6% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,15,310.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Karnal are in the Karnal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karnal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.