Pillar: Agency & Engagement
5.7% of young men in Dhubri read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 44.7% 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.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhubri, which ranks 31 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.5%, women using the internet at 23.2% and higher-education enrolment at 10.6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dhubri are in the Dhubri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhubri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.