Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.3% of Barnala's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 10,387 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barnala, which ranks 10 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,86,182. On formal-sector jobs at 8.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Barnala are in the Barnala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barnala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.