Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.4% of young men in Rayagada read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 40.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Rayagada, which ranks 5 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.7% and higher-education enrolment at 23.6%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4% and women using the internet at 11.5%.
What the MY Bharat / NYKS is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the MY Bharat / NYKS reference. For Rayagada specifically, see the Rayagada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Rayagada youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.