Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Sas Nagar, Punjab

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

Sas Nagar, Punjab · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

14.1% of workers in Sas Nagar 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.

  • 14.1% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Sas Nagar

82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Sas Nagar, which ranks 1 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 35%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,68,975 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.1%.