An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
59.9% of workers in Chhindwara are employed in agriculture, behind 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. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chhindwara, which ranks 17 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 34.9%. On self-employed workers at 61.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,35,185, it sits close to the national mark.