Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
47.7% of workers in Bathinda are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies 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. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,12,035 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.3%. On self-employed workers at 59.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.