An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
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. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kapurthala, which ranks 20 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 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.