A planned zone of factories and workshops, developed by the state industrial corporation on subsidised land.
1.7% of Malerkotla's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, behind the typical district. The district has 4,935 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Malerkotla, which ranks 10 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,02,236. On formal-sector jobs at 8.8%, it sits close to the national mark.