Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Faridkot has 24,982 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,30,274, close to the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 72.1% and bank branches per lakh people at 20.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre 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.