Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.4% of young men in Kabirdham read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 50.6% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kabirdham, which ranks 22 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 63.2%, while it lags on women using the internet at 15.3% and higher-education enrolment at 11.3%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kabirdham are in the Kabirdham district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kabirdham youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.