Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
69.7% of workers in Surguja are employed in agriculture, behind 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. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surguja, which ranks 19 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 77.5% and households in the poorest wealth group at 59.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,43,706, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Surguja are in the Surguja district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surguja youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.