Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Gurdaspur has 13,973 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,46,359, close to the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.9%. The district has 47,610 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.