Pillar: Agency & Engagement
37.7% of young men in Bokaro read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 64.4% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 6% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bokaro, which ranks 7 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.5% and women using the internet at 36.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.5% and higher-education enrolment at 12.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bokaro are in the Bokaro district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bokaro youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.