An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
36.4% of workers in Jharsuguda 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jharsuguda, which ranks 2 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46.5%, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,27,535 and households in the poorest wealth group at 29.1%.