Pillar: Connectivity
Gurdaspur has 16.9 bank branches per lakh population, better than the typical district. The district's credit-deposit ratio is 40.9, behind the typical district. Every branch here is a physical point of access to savings and credit.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gurdaspur, which ranks 14 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. On small-business loans per lakh people at ₹28,112, credit going to productive use at 62% and women with a bank account at 84.3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 61,583 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the Bank Branch in Gurdaspur are in the Gurdaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gurdaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.