A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Samba, 13.6% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 94.7% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samba, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 63.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 72.9% and women's freedom of movement at 43.9%, it sits close to the national mark.