Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32% of young men in Kakching read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.5% 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.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kakching, which ranks 9 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17.2%, women using the internet at 43.7% and higher-education enrolment at 25.7%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kakching are in the Kakching district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kakching youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.