Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In Tawang, 30.4% of children under five are stunted, close to 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 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tawang, which ranks 3 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.9%. On women who are anaemic at 59.2%, it sits close to the national mark.