Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.2% of young men in Baloda Bazar read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 51.4% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Baloda Bazar, which ranks 13 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59%, while it lags on women using the internet at 23.6% and higher-education enrolment at 8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Baloda Bazar are in the Baloda Bazar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baloda Bazar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.