Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
31% of workers in Malerkotla are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
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 self-employed workers at 45.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,02,236 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) 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.