Pillar: Agency & Engagement
24.5% of young men in Korba read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 56.1% 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.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Korba, which ranks 7 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.8%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 8.7%. On women using the internet at 30.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Korba are in the Korba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Korba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.