Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16% of young men in Alipurduar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 46.1% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alipurduar, which ranks 6 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 34.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.6% and higher-education enrolment at 10.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Alipurduar are in the Alipurduar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alipurduar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.