Pillar: Agency & Engagement
29.6% of young men in North 24 Parganas read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 65.5% use the internet, better than 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In North 24 Parganas, which ranks 4 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.4%, women using the internet at 40.4% and higher-education enrolment at 40.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in North 24 Parganas are in the North 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.