Pillar: Agency & Engagement
43.6% of young men in Ahmedabad read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.9% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ahmedabad, which ranks 2 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 23.8%, women using the internet at 50.2% and higher-education enrolment at 41.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the MY Bharat / NYKS is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the MY Bharat / NYKS reference. For Ahmedabad specifically, see the Ahmedabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Ahmedabad youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.