Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.9% of young men in Hooghly read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 41.7% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hooghly, which ranks 11 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.7%. On women using the internet at 30.7%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45% and higher-education enrolment at 20.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Hooghly are in the Hooghly district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hooghly youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.