Pillar: Agency & Engagement
40.7% of young men in Bilaspur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 54.5% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bilaspur, which ranks 4 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 20% and higher-education enrolment at 52%, while it lags on women using the internet at 27.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bilaspur are in the Bilaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bilaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.