An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
50.7% of workers in Pauri Garhwal are employed in agriculture, close to the typical district. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides the extension services and training this agriculture-dependent workforce relies on.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pauri Garhwal, which ranks 3 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 10.3%. On self-employed workers at 60.7% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,41,911, it sits close to the national mark.