A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Satara, 11.8% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 96.6% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Satara, which ranks 9 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 60.2%, while it lags on women who own a house at 11.3%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 72.4%, it sits close to the national mark.