Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh

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

Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

65.3% of workers in Lower Dibang Valley are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 65.3% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Lower Dibang Valley

74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Lower Dibang Valley, which ranks 4 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,63,051, while it lags on self-employed workers at 72.1% and households in the poorest wealth group at 21%.