Each centre serves around 400 to 800 people: nutrition and pre-school for children under six and pregnant women.
In West Kameng, 24.2% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Kameng, which ranks 8 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who are anaemic at 37.3% and households in the poorest wealth group at 2.2%.