Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka

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

Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

3.3% of workers in Bengaluru Urban 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.

  • 3.3% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Bengaluru Urban

77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Bengaluru Urban, which ranks 1 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 65.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 25.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,39,202 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2%.