Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
50.4% of workers in Bongaigaon are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bongaigaon, which ranks 16 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 69.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,02,223 and households in the poorest wealth group at 32%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Bongaigaon are in the Bongaigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bongaigaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.