Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
25.7% of workers in Valsad 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Valsad, which ranks 1 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 34.3% and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,907, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Valsad are in the Valsad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Valsad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.