Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11.2% of young men in Deogarh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 33.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Deogarh, which ranks 26 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.6%, women using the internet at 15.6% and higher-education enrolment at 13.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Deogarh are in the Deogarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Deogarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.