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. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
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.
What the CFC under SFURTI is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the CFC under SFURTI reference. For Faridkot specifically, see the Faridkot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Faridkot youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.