Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in South Andaman stands at 22.6%, better than the typical district. 17.7% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.6%. On young men using the internet at 53.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.