Pillar: Connectivity
Raisen has 2.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 4.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 39.5% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 45% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raisen, which ranks 35 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 14.5%. On young men using the internet at 52.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Raisen are in the Raisen district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raisen youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.