An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
32.5% of workers in Kathua 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kathua, which ranks 7 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 48.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,86,069 and households in the poorest wealth group at 6.8%.