Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.2% of young men in Namchi read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 74% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Namchi, which ranks 2 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.6%, women using the internet at 65.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.9% and higher-education enrolment at 40.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Namchi are in the Namchi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Namchi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.