Pillar: Agency & Engagement
12.6% of young men in Nalbari read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 33.3% 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.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nalbari, which ranks 6 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.5%, women using the internet at 25.7% and higher-education enrolment at 17.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nalbari are in the Nalbari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nalbari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.