A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Namchi, 15.6% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 96.4% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Namchi, which ranks 3 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 75.1% and women who own a house at 64.9%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 57%.