Pillar: Agency & Engagement
22.6% of young men in Sri Sathya Sai read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 57.5% 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.
62% of registered enterprises are in services while 38% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sri Sathya Sai, which ranks 26 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.5%, while it lags on women using the internet at 19.4% and higher-education enrolment at 3.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sri Sathya Sai are in the Sri Sathya Sai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sri Sathya Sai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.