An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
28.9% of workers in Kalimpong 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 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kalimpong, which ranks 6 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 34.8% and households in the poorest wealth group at 12%. On value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,32,698, it sits close to the national mark.