Pillar: Agency & Engagement
25.3% of young men in Ri Bhoi read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 44.1% 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 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ri Bhoi, which ranks 2 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 20.6%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.3% and higher-education enrolment at 37.4%. On women using the internet at 29.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ri Bhoi are in the Ri Bhoi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ri Bhoi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.