Pillar: Agency & Engagement
25.9% of young men in Nayagarh read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 57% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nayagarh, which ranks 9 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.9%. On women using the internet at 28%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.2% and higher-education enrolment at 20.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nayagarh are in the Nayagarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nayagarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.