An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
69.1% of workers in Ratlam are employed in agriculture, behind the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 4.4% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 48% of the population of that age.
In Ratlam, which ranks 19 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 75.9%, against 59.3% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 26%, against 17% nationally. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,42,006, it sits close to the national mark.