A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Ri Bhoi, 26% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 59.4% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 9.8% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 66% of the population of that age.
In Ri Bhoi, which ranks 3 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 71.9%, against 45.7% nationally, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 34.6%, against 40.8% nationally. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 65.7%, it sits close to the national mark.