Pillar: Agency & Engagement
6.2% of young men in Dibrugarh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 45% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dibrugarh, which ranks 2 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 37.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59.3%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8%. On higher-education enrolment at 20.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dibrugarh are in the Dibrugarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dibrugarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.