Pillar: Agency & Engagement
4.9% of young men in Barpeta 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 6% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barpeta, which ranks 15 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 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% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.2%. On higher-education enrolment at 18.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Barpeta are in the Barpeta district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barpeta youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.