Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.9% of young men in Morigaon read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 38.1% 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.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Morigaon, which ranks 21 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.6% and higher-education enrolment at 11.7%. On women using the internet at 28.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Morigaon are in the Morigaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Morigaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.