Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.4% of young men in Koderma read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 65.5% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Koderma, which ranks 12 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.1%, women using the internet at 26% and higher-education enrolment at 14.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Koderma are in the Koderma district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Koderma youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.