An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
48.6% of workers in Lahaul and Spiti are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lahaul and Spiti, which ranks 12 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 14.4%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹76,322. On self-employed workers at 60.8%, it sits close to the national mark.