Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.8% of young men in Purba Bardhaman read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 51.7% use the internet, close to 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 25%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.1% and women using the internet at 23%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.