Pillar: Agency & Engagement
6.4% of young men in Gajapati read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 40.1% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gajapati, which ranks 19 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.2%, women using the internet at 12.2% and higher-education enrolment at 17.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gajapati are in the Gajapati district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gajapati youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.