Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir

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

Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

49.1% of workers in Pulwama 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.

  • 49.1% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Pulwama

70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Pulwama, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,73,296 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.8%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 71.5%.