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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% 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 54.9 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%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in South Andaman are in the South Andaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South Andaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.