Pillar: Agency & Engagement
15.4% of young men in Ganjam read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 65.2% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ganjam, which ranks 18 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 21.8%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.5%. On women using the internet at 28.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ganjam are in the Ganjam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ganjam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.