Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.4% of young men in Central Delhi read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 70.6% 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 26% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Central Delhi, which ranks 8 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17.5%, women using the internet at 60.7% and higher-education enrolment at 49%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 31.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Central Delhi are in the Central Delhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Central Delhi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.