An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
58.3% of workers in Shimla are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shimla, which ranks 2 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 4.2%. On self-employed workers at 59.7% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,42,497, it sits close to the national mark.