Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
56.4% of women in Darbhanga own land in their name, better than the typical district. 74% take part in all three major household decisions, close to the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.7% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 40% of the population of that age.
In Darbhanga, which ranks 23 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 65.4%, against 45.7% nationally, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 34.5%, against 40.8% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 49.2%, against 17.3% nationally.