An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
6.5% of workers in Tiruvallur 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tiruvallur, which ranks 4 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 20.9%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,65,632 and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.8%.