Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Malerkotla has 11,157 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹2,02,236, better than the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Malerkotla, which ranks 11 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on credit going to productive use at 73.1% and bank branches per lakh people at 16.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Malerkotla are in the Malerkotla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malerkotla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.