An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
58.7% of workers in Tinsukia are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tinsukia, which ranks 7 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.3%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,27,440 and households in the poorest wealth group at 33.6%.