A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Lakhimpur, 28% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 95% 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lakhimpur, which ranks 6 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 50.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 68.9% and women who own a house at 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.