Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.4% of young men in Sundargarh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.8% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sundargarh, which ranks 3 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.8%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 17.6%. On women using the internet at 30.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sundargarh are in the Sundargarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sundargarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.