A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Chandrapur, 16.5% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 93.1% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chandrapur, which ranks 15 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 74.4%, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 33.6% and women who own a house at 39.7%.