A residential school in backward blocks for SC, ST, OBC, minority and BPL girls; tuition, hostel and meals at no cost.
In Kolkata, 18.6% of girls aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. 99.7% 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. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women's freedom of movement at 77.2%, while it lags on women who own a house at 29.6%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 71.6%, it sits close to the national mark.