Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Ganjam stands at 21.8%, better than the typical district. 15.4% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 65.2%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.