Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.8% of young men in Phek read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 58.1% 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 30% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Phek, which ranks 10 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 46.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.7% and higher-education enrolment at 4.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Phek are in the Phek district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Phek youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.