Pillar: Agency & Engagement
10.2% of young men in Peren read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 57.9% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Peren, which ranks 7 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 42.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.9%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 6.7%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Peren are in the Peren district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Peren youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.