Pillar: Agency & Engagement
30.6% of young men in Pherzawl read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 70.4% 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.
21% of registered enterprises are in services while 79% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pherzawl, which ranks 15 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 54.4% and higher-education enrolment at 28.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.6%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Pherzawl are in the Pherzawl district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pherzawl youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.