Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
6.2% of workers in Thane 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thane, which ranks 3 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 29.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,13,825 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Thane are in the Thane district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thane youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.