Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32% of young men in Thoubal 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.
51% of registered enterprises are in services while 49% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thoubal, which ranks 10 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. It 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 35.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Thoubal are in the Thoubal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thoubal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.