Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
1% of workers in Kolkata 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 36.6%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,88,863 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Kolkata are in the Kolkata district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kolkata youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.