Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
34.3% of workers in Faridkot are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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 self-employed workers at 48% and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,30,274, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.