An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
65.3% of workers in Lepa Rada are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lepa Rada, which ranks 19 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 72.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,50,068 and households in the poorest wealth group at 16.1%, it sits close to the national mark.