Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Bathinda has 74,582 registered MSMEs. 5.3% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 1,326, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 18,053 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.