Pillar: Agency & Engagement
36.8% of young men in West Godavari read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 50.9% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 53% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Godavari, which ranks 11 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 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 48%, while it lags on women using the internet at 25.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in West Godavari are in the West Godavari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Godavari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.