Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

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

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

20.5% of workers in Fatehgarh Sahib 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.

  • 20.5% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Fatehgarh Sahib

77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Fatehgarh Sahib, which ranks 4 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 41.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹4,87,759 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.3%.