Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kapurthala has 11,184 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,87,216, better than 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. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kapurthala, which ranks 19 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.2%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 38,354 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kapurthala are in the Kapurthala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kapurthala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.