Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.7% of young men in West Delhi read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 82.4% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In West Delhi, which ranks 5 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 63.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17.6%, women using the internet at 54.3% and higher-education enrolment at 49%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in West Delhi are in the West Delhi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Delhi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.