Pillar: Agency & Engagement
13.2% of young men in West Singhbhum read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 35.2% 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.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% 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).
In West Singhbhum, which ranks 22 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.2%, women using the internet at 22.8% and higher-education enrolment at 11.5%. 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 West Singhbhum are in the West Singhbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Singhbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.