Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.5% of young men in Nadia read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.8% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nadia, which ranks 9 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 32.7%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.4% and women using the internet at 15.4%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nadia are in the Nadia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nadia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.