Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Dibang Valley, 16.9% of children under five are stunted, better than the typical Indian district. The Anganwadi centre is the frontline for changing that: supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, and pre-school for children up to six.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 20% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dibang Valley, which ranks 27 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who are anaemic at 63% and households in the poorest wealth group at 20%.