Pillar: Agency & Engagement
14.8% of young men in Tamenglong read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 59.8% 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.
52% of registered enterprises are in services while 48% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tamenglong, which ranks 11 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 34.6% and higher-education enrolment at 4.3%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.7% and women using the internet at 30.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tamenglong are in the Tamenglong district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tamenglong youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.