MY Bharat / NYKS in Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

18.9% of young men in Kurung Kumey read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 64.5% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.

  • 18.9% India 27.4%
  • 64.5% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Kurung Kumey

71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 17% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Kurung Kumey, which ranks 26 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 38.5%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.7%, it sits close to the national mark.