Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Amritsar has 34,455 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,51,328, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.3%. The district has 1,02,867 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.