Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.1% of young men in Saiha read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 64.4% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Saiha, which ranks 11 of 11 in Mizoram for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 26.5% and women using the internet at 48.6%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 26.4% and higher-education enrolment at 10.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Saiha are in the Saiha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Saiha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.