Pillar: Agency & Engagement
12.3% of young men in Darjeeling read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 56.1% 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.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Darjeeling, which ranks 3 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.1%, women using the internet at 52.2%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.6% and higher-education enrolment at 41.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Darjeeling are in the Darjeeling district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Darjeeling youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.