Pillar: Agency & Engagement
10.7% of young men in South Tripura read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 37% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Tripura, which ranks 6 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 2.5%, women using the internet at 19.1% and higher-education enrolment at 14.5%. 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 South Tripura are in the South Tripura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South Tripura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.