An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
26.1% of workers in Raipur 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 15% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Raipur, which ranks 1 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 37.3% and households in the poorest wealth group at 9.6%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,45,732, it sits close to the national mark.