Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Hoshiarpur has 13,592 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,63,205, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 12 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.8 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 55,682 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Hoshiarpur are in the Hoshiarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hoshiarpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.