Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
East Delhi has 5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 14.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 66% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Delhi, which ranks 4 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 64.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 34.8% and young men using the internet at 83.5%.