Pillar: Agency & Engagement
4.5% of young men in Bongaigaon read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 40.3% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bongaigaon, which ranks 16 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 3.6%, women using the internet at 26.8%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.1% and higher-education enrolment at 11.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bongaigaon are in the Bongaigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bongaigaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.