MY Bharat / NYKS in Cachar, Assam

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Cachar, Assam · 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.

  • 18.6% India 27.4%
  • 50% India 58%

Youth opportunity in Cachar

74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Cachar, which ranks 30 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.2% and higher-education enrolment at 12.4%. On women using the internet at 33.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.