Pillar: Agency & Engagement
10.6% of young men in Lakhimpur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 49.3% 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lakhimpur, which ranks 5 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 41.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.8% and higher-education enrolment at 18.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Lakhimpur are in the Lakhimpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lakhimpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.