Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.6% of young men in Cachar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 50% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cachar, which ranks 30 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 33.5%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.2% and higher-education enrolment at 12.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Cachar are in the Cachar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cachar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.