An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
37.4% of workers in Bilaspur 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bilaspur, which ranks 6 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.9%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 29.8%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,631, it sits close to the national mark.