Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11.6% of young men in Bijapur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.4% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bijapur, which ranks 32 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 67.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.4% and higher-education enrolment at 3.5%. On women using the internet at 27.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bijapur are in the Bijapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bijapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.