Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.6% of young men in Dhalai read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 35.4% 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dhalai, which ranks 8 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 2.3%, women using the internet at 11.2% and higher-education enrolment at 10%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dhalai are in the Dhalai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhalai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.