Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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

Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

13.2% of workers in Diu 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.

  • 13.2% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Diu

84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 27% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Diu, which ranks 3 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 18.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,40,904 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.1%.