An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
26.6% of workers in Patna 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Patna, which ranks 1 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 49.2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,67,263, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 20.6%.