Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Ashoknagar stands at 8.3%, behind the typical district. 13.2% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ashoknagar, which ranks 46 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. On young men using the internet at 54.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Ashoknagar are in the Ashoknagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ashoknagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.