Pillar: Agency & Engagement
36.8% of young men in Lunglei read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 75.5% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lunglei, which ranks 8 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 37.4% and women using the internet at 56.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 26.4%. On higher-education enrolment at 20.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Lunglei are in the Lunglei district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lunglei youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.