Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11% of young men in Dima Hasao read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.5% 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dima Hasao, which ranks 14 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.8% and higher-education enrolment at 13.1%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.9% and women using the internet at 30.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dima Hasao are in the Dima Hasao district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dima Hasao youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.