Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.4% of young men in West Karbi Anglong read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 34.2% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. 31% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Karbi Anglong, which ranks 24 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 2.7%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.9% and higher-education enrolment at 2.8%. On women using the internet at 28.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in West Karbi Anglong are in the West Karbi Anglong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Karbi Anglong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.