Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

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

Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand · Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure

52.6% of workers in Tehri Garhwal are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.

  • 52.6% India 47.7%

Youth opportunity in Tehri Garhwal

81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Tehri Garhwal, which ranks 12 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 7%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 78.9%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,47,549, it sits close to the national mark.