MY Bharat / NYKS in Jamui, Bihar

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Jamui, Bihar · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

19.3% of young men in Jamui read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 48.4% 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.

  • 19.3% India 27.4%
  • 48.4% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Jamui

74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Jamui, which ranks 37 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.9%, women using the internet at 14.4%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.1% and higher-education enrolment at 12%.