Pillar: Agency & Engagement
3.8% of young men in Lower Dibang Valley read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 78% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lower Dibang Valley, which ranks 5 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 73.5%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.3% and higher-education enrolment at 10.2%. 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 Lower Dibang Valley are in the Lower Dibang Valley district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lower Dibang Valley youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.