Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

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

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

9% of workers in Ghaziabad 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.

  • 9% India 48%

Youth opportunity in Ghaziabad

74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Ghaziabad, which ranks 2 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 38.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,65,522 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.3%.