MY Bharat / NYKS in Lakhimpur, Assam

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

Lakhimpur, Assam · 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.

  • 10.6% India 27.4%
  • 49.3% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Lakhimpur

58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Lakhimpur, which ranks 6 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 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.