Pillar: Connectivity
West Kameng has 85.6 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 6.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 77.4% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Kameng, which ranks 10 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 87.5%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 3.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in West Kameng are in the West Kameng district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Kameng youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.