Pillar: Agency & Engagement
43.2% of young men in Jagatsinghapur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.4% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Jagatsinghapur, which ranks 10 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.7%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.9% and higher-education enrolment at 14.5%. On women using the internet at 32.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jagatsinghapur are in the Jagatsinghapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jagatsinghapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.