Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22.5% of young men in Dantewada read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 53.3% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dantewada, which ranks 5 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 using the internet at 36% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.8%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.7% and higher-education enrolment at 6.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dantewada are in the Dantewada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dantewada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.