Pillar: Agency & Engagement
48.2% of young men in East Singhbhum read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.3% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In East Singhbhum, which ranks 1 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.2%, women using the internet at 44.9% and higher-education enrolment at 21.7%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in East Singhbhum are in the East Singhbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the East Singhbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.