Pillar: Agency & Engagement
13.5% of young men in Surguja read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 46.9% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% 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 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surguja, which ranks 19 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 68.4% and higher-education enrolment at 55.8%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9%. On women using the internet at 27.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Surguja are in the Surguja district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surguja youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.