Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
50.4% of workers in Purba Bardhaman are employed in agriculture, close to 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46.1%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹88,501 and households in the poorest wealth group at 42.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.