Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gurdaspur has 61,583 registered MSMEs. 2.9% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
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 jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 555, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 13,973 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) 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.