Pillar: Agency & Engagement
13.8% of young men in Tinsukia read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 45% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tinsukia, which ranks 7 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.8%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.6%, women using the internet at 25.4% and higher-education enrolment at 8.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tinsukia are in the Tinsukia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tinsukia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.