A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Vizianagaram, 26.5% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.3% of schools have a functional girls' toilet. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya exists to pull girls back into schooling and keep them there with residential support.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vizianagaram, which ranks 9 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 75.4%. On women's freedom of movement at 41.6% and women who own a house at 44.8%, it sits close to the national mark.