Pillar: Agency & Engagement
37.9% of young men in Jiribam read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 80.2% use the internet, better than 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 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jiribam, which ranks 6 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 29.2% and women using the internet at 48.2%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 10.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jiribam are in the Jiribam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jiribam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.