A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Lohardaga, 18.4% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 98.6% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lohardaga, which ranks 7 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 60.5% and women who own a house at 66.1%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 60.4%, it sits close to the national mark.