Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
69.4% of workers in Chamoli are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 19% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chamoli, which ranks 8 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,58,083 and households in the poorest wealth group at 9.5%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 79.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Chamoli are in the Chamoli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chamoli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.