Pillar: Agency & Engagement
14% of young men in Dadra and Nagar Haveli read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 67.9% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 18% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which ranks 2 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.3%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 14%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.8% and women using the internet at 32.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dadra and Nagar Haveli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.