Pillar: Agency & Engagement
36.3% of young men in Guntur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 31.6% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 62% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Guntur, which ranks 3 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 16% and higher-education enrolment at 100%, while it lags on women using the internet at 20.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Guntur are in the Guntur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Guntur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.