Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
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. 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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.7%. The district has 1,18,753 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.