Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Chamba stands at 21.4%, close to the typical district. 29.7% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 68.5%. On young men using the internet at 57.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.