Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Shi Yomi, 24.5% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 30% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shi Yomi, which ranks 22 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 30.9%. On households in the poorest wealth group at 16.1%, it sits close to the national mark.