Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Beed, Maharashtra

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

Beed, Maharashtra · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

64.7% of workers in Beed are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 64.7% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Beed

76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Beed, which ranks 34 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.6%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 20.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,704, it sits close to the national mark.