Pillar: Agency & Engagement
5.4% of young men in Balrampur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 44.1% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balrampur, which ranks 33 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 68.4%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.9%, women using the internet at 24.1% and higher-education enrolment at 6.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Balrampur are in the Balrampur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balrampur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.