An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
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. 97% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Palghar, which ranks 7 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,10,783, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 19.3%.