Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Siang, 21.3% 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Siang, which ranks 9 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 24%, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 24%.