Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Fazilka has 9,225 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,40,013, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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%. The district has 34,656 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.