Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.5% of young men in Kondagaon read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 50.1% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kondagaon, which ranks 26 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 67.4%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.9%, women using the internet at 16.7% and higher-education enrolment at 4.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kondagaon are in the Kondagaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kondagaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.