Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.3% of young men in Malda read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 35.5% 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Malda, which ranks 19 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.8% and higher-education enrolment at 21.6%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.1% and women using the internet at 9.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Malda are in the Malda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Malda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.