Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.2% of young men in Korea read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 37.6% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Korea, which ranks 23 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 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 6.1% and higher-education enrolment at 12.4%. On women using the internet at 31.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Korea are in the Korea district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Korea youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.