Pillar: Connectivity
Lower Dibang Valley has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 4.3% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 73.5% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
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 young men using the internet at 78%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 3.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library 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.