Pillar: Agency & Engagement
43.8% of young men in Bhagalpur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.4% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhagalpur, which ranks 4 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17.5%, women using the internet at 34.7% and higher-education enrolment at 22.8%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bhagalpur are in the Bhagalpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhagalpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.