Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.4% of young men in Samastipur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 28.8% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Samastipur, which ranks 22 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 26.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.8%, women using the internet at 13.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 32.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Samastipur are in the Samastipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Samastipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.