Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.9% of young men in Biswanath read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 55.5% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Biswanath, which ranks 33 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 57.8%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.7% and higher-education enrolment at 7.8%. On women using the internet at 31.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Biswanath are in the Biswanath district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Biswanath youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.