Pillar: Economic Participation
Faridkot has 8,994 manufacturing MSMEs. 50.9% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Faridkot, which ranks 23 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,30,274, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Faridkot are in the Faridkot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Faridkot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.