A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Uttara Kannada, 11.1% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.5% 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. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Uttara Kannada, which ranks 10 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 82.7%, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 31.3%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 73%, it sits close to the national mark.