Pillar: Agency & Engagement
9.2% of young men in Dhemaji read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 54.6% 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhemaji, which ranks 12 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 2.8%. On women using the internet at 32.3% and higher-education enrolment at 21.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dhemaji are in the Dhemaji district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhemaji youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.