Pillar: Agency & Engagement
7.8% of young men in Kamrup read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36.3% 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.
62% of registered enterprises are in services while 38% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kamrup, which ranks 3 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.6%, women using the internet at 22.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kamrup are in the Kamrup district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kamrup youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.