Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Island

An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.

South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Island · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

21.3% of workers in South Andaman are employed in agriculture, better than the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 21.3% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in South Andaman

84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In South Andaman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.2%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,44,269 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.7%.