Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22.3% of young men in Chatra read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 55.9% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chatra, which ranks 15 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4%, women using the internet at 24.8% and higher-education enrolment at 10.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Chatra are in the Chatra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chatra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.