Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.5% of young men in Sivasagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36.7% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sivasagar, which ranks 11 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.4%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.4% and higher-education enrolment at 15.2%. On women using the internet at 33.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sivasagar are in the Sivasagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sivasagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.