Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32% of young men in Palamu read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 54.8% use the internet, close to 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Palamu, which ranks 19 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.2%. On women using the internet at 28.7%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.9% and higher-education enrolment at 20.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Palamu are in the Palamu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Palamu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.