Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Pathankot has 4,227 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,80,586, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pathankot, which ranks 6 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 4.3%. The district has 21,850 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Pathankot are in the Pathankot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pathankot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.