A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
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. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Barnala, which ranks 11 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,86,182, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 6%.