An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Jalandhar has 37,351 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,03,404, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.7%. The district has 1,18,753 registered service enterprises.