A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Narsinghpur, 42.5% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. 95.3% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Narsinghpur, which ranks 7 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 53.7%, while it lags on women who own a house at 40.4%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 66.7%, it sits close to the national mark.