An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
7.5% of workers in Ludhiana 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 99% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ludhiana, which ranks 2 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 33.7%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,11,723 and households in the poorest wealth group at 1%.