An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
68% of workers in Dhamtari are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhamtari, which ranks 9 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,01,466. On self-employed workers at 63.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 18.1%, it sits close to the national mark.