Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.2% of young men in Devbhoomi Dwarka read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 46.3% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Devbhoomi Dwarka, which ranks 14 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.8%, women using the internet at 19.2% and higher-education enrolment at 6.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Devbhoomi Dwarka are in the Devbhoomi Dwarka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Devbhoomi Dwarka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.