Pillar: Economic Participation
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar has 7,379 manufacturing MSMEs. 59.5% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, which ranks 8 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,76,686, while it lags on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the CFC under SFURTI in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar are in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.