Pillar: Connectivity
In Bathinda, 59.6% of women are anaemic, close to the typical district. 23% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical district. 16.6% of women have low BMI, close to the typical district. The PHC and CHC are the first point of clinical care against all three.
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%.
Mandated services and how to locate the PHC / CHC 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.