Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.3% of young men in Jamtara read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 50.2% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jamtara, which ranks 23 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.6% and higher-education enrolment at 8.7%. On women using the internet at 29.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jamtara are in the Jamtara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jamtara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.