Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.9% of young men in Balod read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 62.1% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balod, which ranks 9 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.1%, women using the internet at 40% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 10.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Balod are in the Balod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.