An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
18.4% of workers in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, which ranks 12 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 45.1%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,76,686 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.8%.