Pillar: Agency & Engagement
25.3% of young men in Rajnandgaon read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 49% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rajnandgaon, which ranks 3 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 17.3%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.5% and women using the internet at 31.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Rajnandgaon are in the Rajnandgaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rajnandgaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.