Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.7% of young men in North Garo Hills read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 31.1% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In North Garo Hills, which ranks 12 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.9 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 using the internet at 22% and higher-education enrolment at 7.9%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in North Garo Hills are in the North Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.