An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
42.3% of workers in Chandel 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chandel, which ranks 11 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on self-employed workers at 68.5%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹94,498 and households in the poorest wealth group at 25.5%.