Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Surguja stands at 55.8%, better than the typical district. 13.5% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 46.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.