An ICAR-funded centre that tests improved farming on local fields and trains farmers and rural youth, free of charge.
44.5% of workers in Purba Medinipur 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Purba Medinipur, which ranks 14 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹74,665 and households in the poorest wealth group at 48.1%. On self-employed workers at 62.2%, it sits close to the national mark.