Pillar: Agency & Engagement
4.9% of young men in Bajali read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 33.1% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bajali, which ranks 17 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.1%, women using the internet at 16.8%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.1% and higher-education enrolment at 5.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bajali are in the Bajali district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bajali youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.