An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
30.7% of workers in Durg 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 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Durg, which ranks 2 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.2%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,57,937, it sits close to the national mark.