Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Amritsar, Punjab

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

Amritsar, Punjab · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

13.1% of workers in Amritsar 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.

  • 13.1% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Amritsar

75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Amritsar, which ranks 15 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 38.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,51,328, it sits close to the national mark.