Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.7% of young men in West Garo Hills read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 60.2% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Garo Hills, which ranks 3 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 42.4%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.3% and higher-education enrolment at 25.6%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in West Garo Hills are in the West Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.