Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.8% of young men in Khowai read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 59.2% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Khowai, which ranks 2 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.5%, women using the internet at 14.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.2% and higher-education enrolment at 13.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Khowai are in the Khowai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khowai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.