Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Kolkata, West Bengal

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

Kolkata, West Bengal · 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.

  • 1% India 48%

Youth opportunity in Kolkata

75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.4 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%.