An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
34.2% of workers in Saharanpur 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Saharanpur, which ranks 21 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 51.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 7.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,36,109, it sits close to the national mark.