An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
29.1% of workers in Patiala 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 92% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Patiala, which ranks 8 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 44.7% and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.7%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,38,867, it sits close to the national mark.