Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.6% of young men in Bhadrak read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 43.5% 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bhadrak, which ranks 11 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women using the internet at 27%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39.9% and higher-education enrolment at 16.2%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bhadrak are in the Bhadrak district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhadrak youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.