Pillar: Agency & Engagement
33% of young men in Tirupati read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 53.4% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 54% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tirupati, which ranks 7 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.4%, while it lags on women using the internet at 26.3%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33% and higher-education enrolment at 8.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tirupati are in the Tirupati district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tirupati youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.