Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.6% of young men in Hazaribag read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 42.2% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hazaribag, which ranks 8 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 27.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.3% and women using the internet at 24.1%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Hazaribag are in the Hazaribag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hazaribag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.