Pillar: Agency & Engagement
24.7% of young men in Khawzawl read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 76.1% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khawzawl, which ranks 7 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 39.9% and women using the internet at 69.7%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 26.4% and higher-education enrolment at 8.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Khawzawl are in the Khawzawl district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khawzawl youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.