Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
24.3% of workers in Palghar 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Palghar, which ranks 8 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 37.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,10,783. On households in the poorest wealth group at 19.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Palghar are in the Palghar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Palghar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.