Pillar: Agency & Engagement
47.1% of young men in Angul read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 45.1% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Angul, which ranks 8 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.4%, women using the internet at 20.8% and higher-education enrolment at 14.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Angul are in the Angul district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Angul youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.