An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
56.6% of workers in Alipurduar are employed in agriculture, behind 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. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.9% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 81% of the population of that age.
In Alipurduar, which ranks 8 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 52.2%, against 59.3% nationally, while it lags on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,23,115, against ₹1,43,689 nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 29.1%, against 17.3% nationally.