MY Bharat / NYKS in Siang, Arunachal Pradesh

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

Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

9.2% of young men in Siang 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.

  • 9.2% India 27.4%
  • 64.5% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Siang

58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Siang, which ranks 9 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 73.7% and higher-education enrolment at 58.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.7%, it sits close to the national mark.