Pillar: Agency & Engagement
33.4% of young men in Vizianagaram read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 40.1% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vizianagaram, which ranks 6 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.3% and higher-education enrolment at 44.9%, while it lags on women using the internet at 9.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Vizianagaram are in the Vizianagaram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vizianagaram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.