Pillar: Agency & Engagement
5.5% of young men in Lohit read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 79.1% 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.
65% of registered enterprises are in services while 35% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lohit, which ranks 6 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 65.8% and higher-education enrolment at 61.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.9%. 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 Lohit are in the Lohit district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lohit youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.