Pillar: Agency & Engagement
3.5% of young men in Murshidabad read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 31.8% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Murshidabad, which ranks 18 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.4% and women using the internet at 9.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.8% and higher-education enrolment at 19.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Murshidabad are in the Murshidabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Murshidabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.