Pillar: Agency & Engagement
29.7% of young men in Chamba read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.4% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chamba, which ranks 9 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 40.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 68.5%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.5%. On higher-education enrolment at 21.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Chamba are in the Chamba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chamba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.