Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Lower Dibang Valley, 14.3% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lower Dibang Valley, which ranks 4 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 34.7%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 21%.