Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Raigad, Maharashtra

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

Raigad, Maharashtra · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

13.4% of workers in Raigad 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.

  • 13.4% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Raigad

82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Raigad, which ranks 5 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,85,477 and households in the poorest wealth group at 7.6%.