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 Jalpaiguri are employed in agriculture, behind 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. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jalpaiguri, which ranks 7 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 52.2%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 29.1%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,44,530, it sits close to the national mark.