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 Gaurela Pendra Marwahi 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gaurela Pendra Marwahi, which ranks 16 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.9%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹95,770 and households in the poorest wealth group at 29.8%.