Pillar: Connectivity
In Bathinda, 23% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical Indian district. The Anganwadi centre is the frontline for changing that: supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, and pre-school for children up to six.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bathinda, which ranks 20 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.3%. On women who are anaemic at 59.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Anganwadi Centre in Bathinda are in the Bathinda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bathinda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.