Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Gariyaband stands at 9.9%, behind the typical district. 28.3% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gariyaband, which ranks 12 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.7%. On young men using the internet at 60.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Gariyaband are in the Gariyaband district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gariyaband youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.