Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Thane, Maharashtra

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

Thane, Maharashtra · 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.

  • 6.2% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Thane

80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Thane, which ranks 3 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.3 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%.