Pillar: Agency & Engagement
4.8% of young men in Kokrajhar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 45.3% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kokrajhar, which ranks 19 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 34.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45% and higher-education enrolment at 18.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kokrajhar are in the Kokrajhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kokrajhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.