Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Nagpur, Maharashtra

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

Nagpur, Maharashtra · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

26.5% of workers in Nagpur 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.

  • 26.5% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Nagpur

78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Nagpur, which ranks 6 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 38.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,54,148, it sits close to the national mark.