Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.4% of young men in Diu read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 85.6% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Diu, which ranks 3 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.9%, women using the internet at 47.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.3%. On higher-education enrolment at 20%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Diu are in the Diu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Diu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.