A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Rajnandgaon, 31.4% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. 96.6% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rajnandgaon, which ranks 4 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 65.1%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 69.7% and women's freedom of movement at 38.2%, it sits close to the national mark.