Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Mansa, Punjab

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

Mansa, Punjab · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

35.6% of workers in Mansa 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.

  • 35.6% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Mansa

71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Mansa, which ranks 14 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.8%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,51,140 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.7%.