Pillar: Agency & Engagement
27.4% of young men in North East Delhi read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 84% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In North East Delhi, which ranks 9 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 22%, women using the internet at 59.3% and higher-education enrolment at 49%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 30.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in North East Delhi are in the North East Delhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North East Delhi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.