Pillar: Agency & Engagement
14.3% of young men in Saharsa read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 28% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Saharsa, which ranks 13 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.6%, women using the internet at 10.8% and higher-education enrolment at 16.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Saharsa are in the Saharsa district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Saharsa youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.