Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
32.1% of workers in South 24 Parganas 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 31.7%. On self-employed workers at 55.1% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,32,766, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in South 24 Parganas are in the South 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.