Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in New Delhi stands at 49%, better than the typical district. 42.2% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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 young men using the internet at 85.7%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.