Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.5% of young men in Banka read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 42.8% 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Banka, which ranks 19 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.3%, women using the internet at 18.6%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.1% and higher-education enrolment at 11.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Banka are in the Banka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Banka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.