Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
61% of women in Vijayanagara own land in their name, better than the typical district. 52.4% take part in all three major household decisions, behind the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.6% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 81% of the population of that age.
In Vijayanagara, which ranks 23 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 71.1%, against 45.7% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 10.9%, against 17.3% nationally, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 26%, against 41% nationally.