Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
17.4% of women in Cuttack own land in their name, behind the typical district. 61.5% take part in all three major household decisions, behind the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 5.3% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 76% of the population of that age.
In Cuttack, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who own a house at 22.2%, against 45.7% nationally, women's freedom of movement at 32.5%, against 40.8% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 20.2%, against 17.3% nationally.