Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in South 24 Parganas stands at 18.3%, close to the typical district. 15% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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. On young men using the internet at 59.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.