Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11.4% of young men in Baksa read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 42.9% 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.
65% of registered enterprises are in services while 35% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Baksa, which ranks 9 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.5%, women using the internet at 26% and higher-education enrolment at 15.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Baksa are in the Baksa district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baksa youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.