MY Bharat / NYKS in Karbi Anglong, Assam

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Karbi Anglong, Assam · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

5.3% of young men in Karbi Anglong read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 52.1% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.

  • 5.3% India 27.4%
  • 52.1% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Karbi Anglong

73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Karbi Anglong, which ranks 8 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 37.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.2%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.9% and higher-education enrolment at 14.4%.