Pillar: Agency & Engagement
47.1% of young men in Ysr read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 65.1% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ysr, which ranks 10 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1% and higher-education enrolment at 51.3%, while it lags on women using the internet at 25.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ysr are in the Ysr district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ysr youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.