Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra

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

Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

0.6% of workers in Mumbai Suburban 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.

  • 0.6% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Mumbai Suburban

79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Mumbai Suburban, which ranks 2 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 63.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 30.4%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,17,903 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0%.