Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.9% of young men in Zunheboto read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 65.8% 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.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 22% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Zunheboto, which ranks 9 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 46.5% 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%. On higher-education enrolment at 21.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Zunheboto are in the Zunheboto district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Zunheboto youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.