Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.9% of young men in Karimganj read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 35.5% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Karimganj, which ranks 34 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.7% and higher-education enrolment at 9.6%. On women using the internet at 32.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Karimganj are in the Karimganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karimganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.