A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Ganderbal, 22.3% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 83.7% 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ganderbal, which ranks 1 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 45% and women who own a house at 72.7%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 44.3%.