An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
30.1% of workers in Hoshiarpur 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,63,205 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1.1%.