An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
41.2% of workers in Nainital 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% 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 Nainital, which ranks 1 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,99,477 and households in the poorest wealth group at 7.2%. On self-employed workers at 56.3%, it sits close to the national mark.