Pillar: Agency & Engagement
21.2% of young men in Raigarh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 59.7% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raigarh, which ranks 6 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.2% and higher-education enrolment at 34.4%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3% and women using the internet at 21.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Raigarh are in the Raigarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raigarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.