Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.3% of young men in Aurangabad read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 37.3% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Aurangabad, which ranks 9 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.6%, women using the internet at 19.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 26.2%. On higher-education enrolment at 18.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Aurangabad are in the Aurangabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aurangabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.