An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
19.1% of workers in Haridwar 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Haridwar, which ranks 9 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 43.6%, value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,16,496 and households in the poorest wealth group at 5.7%.