Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.7% of young men in Nagaon read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 32.1% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nagaon, which ranks 27 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.3%, women using the internet at 24.7% and higher-education enrolment at 13.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nagaon are in the Nagaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nagaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.