Pillar: Connectivity
Ysr has 33.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 12.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 25.7% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 47.1% and young men using the internet at 65.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library 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.