Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
21% of workers in Alappuzha 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Alappuzha, which ranks 4 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,62,521 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Alappuzha are in the Alappuzha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alappuzha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.