Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.2% of young men in Bastar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.3% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bastar, which ranks 16 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.8%, while it lags on women using the internet at 20.4%. On higher-education enrolment at 19.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bastar are in the Bastar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bastar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.