Pillar: Agency & Engagement
50.3% of young men in Visakhapatnam read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 54.2% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 65% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Visakhapatnam, which ranks 1 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 19.7% and higher-education enrolment at 100%, while it lags on women using the internet at 19.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Visakhapatnam are in the Visakhapatnam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Visakhapatnam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.