Pillar: Agency & Engagement
42.2% of young men in New Delhi read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 85.7% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In New Delhi, which ranks 7 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.9%, women using the internet at 52.2% and higher-education enrolment at 49%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in New Delhi are in the New Delhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the New Delhi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.