An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
52.9% of workers in Sukma are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sukma, which ranks 22 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,124 and households in the poorest wealth group at 78.1%. On self-employed workers at 62.5%, it sits close to the national mark.