Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Malerkotla stands at 12.8%, behind the typical district. 17.4% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 75.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.