Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Bokaro stands at 12.8%, behind the typical district. 37.7% 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.
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 young men using the internet at 64.4%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.