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

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

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

8.6% of workers in Srinagar 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.

  • 8.6% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Srinagar

67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Srinagar, which ranks 3 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,44,951 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.7%.