An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
41.8% of workers in Puri 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Puri, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,18,014. On self-employed workers at 63.7% and households in the poorest wealth group at 18.2%, it sits close to the national mark.