Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
38.2% of workers in Dakshin Dinajpur 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 2% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dakshin Dinajpur, which ranks 16 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹92,089 and households in the poorest wealth group at 45.9%. On self-employed workers at 60.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Dakshin Dinajpur are in the Dakshin Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dakshin Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.