Pillar: Agency & Engagement
7.1% of young men in Sahibganj read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 49% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sahibganj, which ranks 20 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.4%, women using the internet at 15.5% and higher-education enrolment at 12.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sahibganj are in the Sahibganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sahibganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.