Pillar: Agency & Engagement
37.8% of young men in Dhamtari read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhamtari, which ranks 8 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 57.5%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 11.7%. On women using the internet at 30.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dhamtari are in the Dhamtari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhamtari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.