A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Lower Siang, 31.3% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. 62.3% 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lower Siang, which ranks 10 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 80.3%, women's freedom of movement at 49.7% and women who own a house at 65.5%.