Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11.5% of young men in Purba Medinipur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 26.2% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Medinipur, which ranks 14 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6.4%, women using the internet at 13.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.8%. On higher-education enrolment at 18%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Purba Medinipur are in the Purba Medinipur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Medinipur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.