Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Pune, Maharashtra

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

Pune, Maharashtra · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

19.7% of workers in Pune 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.

  • 19.7% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Pune

80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Pune, which ranks 4 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 33.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,28,230 and households in the poorest wealth group at 3.3%.