Pillar: Agency & Engagement
33.8% of young men in Chandrapur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 60.9% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chandrapur, which ranks 17 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.7% and higher-education enrolment at 28%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36%. On women using the internet at 28.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Chandrapur are in the Chandrapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chandrapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.