Pillar: Agency & Engagement
3.4% of young men in Dibang Valley read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 62.8% 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 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 29% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dibang Valley, which ranks 18 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 40.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 1.6% and higher-education enrolment at 9.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dibang Valley are in the Dibang Valley district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dibang Valley youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.