A state office in every district that helps people register a unit and apply for MSME loans, subsidies, and Udyam.
Pathankot has 26,077 registered MSMEs. 4.3% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pathankot, which ranks 3 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 229, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 4,227 registered manufacturing enterprises.