Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
41.8% of workers in Gandhinagar 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gandhinagar, which ranks 10 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,66,011 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5%. On self-employed workers at 61%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Gandhinagar are in the Gandhinagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gandhinagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.