Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
49% of women in Nuapada own land in their name, better than the typical district. 82.2% take part in all three major household decisions, better than the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.1% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 84% of the population of that age.
In Nuapada, which ranks 15 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who own a house at 52%, against 46% nationally, while it lags on women's freedom of movement at 20.3%, against 40.8% nationally and households in the poorest wealth group at 51.5%, against 17.3% nationally.