An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
54.6% of workers in Chirang are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.9% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 68% of the population of that age.
In Chirang, which ranks 28 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,59,626, against ₹1,43,689 nationally, while it lags on self-employed workers at 67.4%, against 59.3% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 43.3%, against 17.3% nationally.