Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.4% of young men in Lawngtlai read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 58.7% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lawngtlai, which ranks 9 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 16.8% and women using the internet at 46.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 26.4%. On higher-education enrolment at 19%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Lawngtlai are in the Lawngtlai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lawngtlai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.