Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Baloda Bazar stands at 8%, behind the typical district. 28.2% of young men read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 51.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.