Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22.8% of young men in Eastern West Khasi Hills read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 38% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Eastern West Khasi Hills, which ranks 9 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.3%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.8%, women using the internet at 24% and higher-education enrolment at 9.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Eastern West Khasi Hills are in the Eastern West Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Eastern West Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.