Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11.5% of young men in West Tripura read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 45.9% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Tripura, which ranks 1 of 8 in Tripura for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 36.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.2%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11% and women using the internet at 33.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in West Tripura are in the West Tripura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Tripura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.