Pillar: Agency & Engagement
19.7% of young men in Madhepura read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 49.5% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Madhepura, which ranks 23 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.9%, women using the internet at 17.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35%. On higher-education enrolment at 21.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Madhepura are in the Madhepura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Madhepura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.