Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.6% of young men in Mauganj read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 43.4% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mauganj, which ranks 54 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.5%, women using the internet at 17.1% and higher-education enrolment at 2.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Mauganj are in the Mauganj district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mauganj youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.