Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Barnala stands at 18.1%, close to the typical district. 32.7% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 73.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.