Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17% of young men in Anand read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 45.2% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anand, which ranks 25 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 26.1%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60.4% and higher-education enrolment at 35.9%, while it lags on women using the internet at 26.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Anand are in the Anand district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anand youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.