A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Udupi, 5.1% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.8% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 6.3% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 96% of the population of that age.
In Udupi, which ranks 6 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 96.3%, against 66.9% nationally and women who own a house at 67.2%, against 45.7% nationally, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 31%, against 41% nationally.