Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Durg stands at 48.5%, better than the typical district. 27.5% of young men read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Durg, which ranks 2 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 70.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Durg are in the Durg district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Durg youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.