A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Meluri, 33.4% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. 65.1% 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.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 31% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Meluri, which ranks 7 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 31.2%, women's freedom of movement at 28.5% and women who own a house at 25.5%.