Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Malda stands at 21.6%, better than the typical district. 8.3% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 35.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.