Pillar: Agency & Engagement
44.7% of young men in Dhanbad read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 65.9% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhanbad, which ranks 5 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 41.1% and higher-education enrolment at 22.5%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dhanbad are in the Dhanbad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhanbad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.