Pillar: Agency & Engagement
45.2% of young men in Cuttack read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.3% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cuttack, which ranks 6 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 16.6% and higher-education enrolment at 25.4%. On women using the internet at 27.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Cuttack are in the Cuttack district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cuttack youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.