Pillar: Connectivity
Upper Siang has 152.7 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 1.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.5% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Upper Siang, which ranks 19 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 71.6%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 4.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Upper Siang are in the Upper Siang district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Upper Siang youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.