Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.4% of young men in Daman read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 66.2% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 26% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 29% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Daman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.6%, women using the internet at 44.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.3%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 7.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Daman are in the Daman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Daman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.