Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
5.7% of Jalandhar's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 37,351 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jalandhar, which ranks 5 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,03,404 and formal-sector jobs at 12.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Jalandhar are in the Jalandhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jalandhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.