Pillar: Connectivity
Amritsar has 21.8 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 54.7, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Amritsar, which ranks 13 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹29,748, credit going to productive use at 60.5% and women with a bank account at 80.9%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 1,37,322 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Amritsar are in the Amritsar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Amritsar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.