Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.3% of Amritsar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 34,455 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. It trails the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 7.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,51,328, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.