A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Pulwama, 5.6% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 93.1% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pulwama, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 50.7%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 50.2%. On women's freedom of movement at 43.7%, it sits close to the national mark.