An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
21.9% of workers in Gurdaspur 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gurdaspur, which ranks 16 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 40.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.5%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,46,359, it sits close to the national mark.