Pillar: Connectivity
Kamrup Metropolitan has 0 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 12.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 47.7% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kamrup Metropolitan, which ranks 1 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 74.4%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kamrup Metropolitan are in the Kamrup Metropolitan district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kamrup Metropolitan youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.