An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
16% of workers in Dehradun 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dehradun, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 46%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹3,87,993 and households in the poorest wealth group at 0.6%.