Pillar: Economic Participation
Fazilka has 9,225 manufacturing MSMEs. 46.7% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 52% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Fazilka, which ranks 18 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.5%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,40,013, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Fazilka are in the Fazilka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Fazilka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.