Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.3% of Bathinda's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 18,053 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,12,035, while it lags on formal-sector jobs at 6.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate 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.