Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Ludhiana has 97,239 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,11,723, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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 employment in small and medium enterprises at 11.4%. The district has 1,90,304 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO 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.