Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
11.4% of Ludhiana's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The district has 97,239 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ludhiana, which ranks 2 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,11,723 and formal-sector jobs at 13.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Ludhiana are in the Ludhiana district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ludhiana youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.