Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.4% of young men in Balasore read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 44.9% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balasore, which ranks 16 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women using the internet at 21.7%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.6% and higher-education enrolment at 20.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Balasore are in the Balasore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balasore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.