Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh

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

Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

35.6% of workers in Firozabad 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 Firozabad

63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Firozabad, which ranks 32 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 15%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 66.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,00,328.