Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Bathinda stands at 30.3%, better than the typical district. 13.4% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 58.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.