An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar has 7,379 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,76,686, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, which ranks 12 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.9%. The district has 24,914 registered service enterprises.