Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.7% of young men in South Andaman read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 53.6% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Andaman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.9%, women using the internet at 41.2%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.6% and higher-education enrolment at 22.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in South Andaman are in the South Andaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South Andaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.