Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.6% of young men in Kandhamal read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.3% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kandhamal, which ranks 28 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 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 5.8% and women using the internet at 19.8%. On higher-education enrolment at 18.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kandhamal are in the Kandhamal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kandhamal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.