An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
60.2% of workers in Rajnandgaon are employed in agriculture, behind 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rajnandgaon, which ranks 4 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,09,268 and households in the poorest wealth group at 21.1%. On self-employed workers at 63.1%, it sits close to the national mark.