Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Puri stands at 22.5%, better than the typical district. 21.9% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Puri, which ranks 4 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39.8%. On young men using the internet at 61.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Puri are in the Puri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Puri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.