Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.3% of young men in Gangtok read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 85.4% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gangtok, which ranks 3 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 26.2%, women using the internet at 83.8%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.9% and higher-education enrolment at 50.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gangtok are in the Gangtok district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gangtok youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.