Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Pandhurna stands at 27.1%, better than the typical district. 21.4% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pandhurna, which ranks 10 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 63.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Pandhurna are in the Pandhurna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pandhurna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.