Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
39.4% of workers in Nainital 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nainital, which ranks 1 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 51%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,99,477 and households in the poorest wealth group at 7.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Nainital are in the Nainital district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nainital youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.