An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
7.4% of workers in Jalandhar 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jalandhar, which ranks 5 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 33.2%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,03,404 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.6%.