An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
37.7% of workers in Gwalior 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gwalior, which ranks 3 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 7.5%, while it lags on self-employed workers at 68.8% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹95,347.