Pillar: Agency & Engagement
12.2% of young men in Araria read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Araria, which ranks 38 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 36.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 52.3%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.2%, women using the internet at 17.3% and higher-education enrolment at 5.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Araria are in the Araria district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Araria youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.