Pillar: Agency & Engagement
15% of young men in South 24 Parganas read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 59.4% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% 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 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.1% and women using the internet at 20.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.9% and higher-education enrolment at 18.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in South 24 Parganas are in the South 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.