A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Soreng, 15.6% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.3% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Soreng, which ranks 5 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 75.9%, while it lags on women who own a house at 36.2%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 60.3%, it sits close to the national mark.