A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Bandipore, 19.8% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 78.6% 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bandipore, which ranks 16 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 45.7%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 38.7%. On women who own a house at 42.9%, it sits close to the national mark.