Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.8% of young men in Sukma read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 39.1% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 35% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 60% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sukma, which ranks 28 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.8%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.7%, women using the internet at 15.1% and higher-education enrolment at 3.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sukma are in the Sukma district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sukma youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.