A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Bengaluru Rural, 27.4% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.9% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bengaluru Rural, which ranks 3 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 63.5%, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 33.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 63.5%, it sits close to the national mark.