Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Mahisagar stands at 21.5%, close to the typical district. 19.6% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mahisagar, which ranks 32 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 65.3%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 43.7%.
What the College NSS / NCC is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the College NSS / NCC reference. For Mahisagar specifically, see the Mahisagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Mahisagar youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.