A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Chatra, 36.4% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. 96% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chatra, which ranks 15 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 57.4% and women who own a house at 76.6%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 56.3%.