Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34% of young men in Gir Somnath read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 49.1% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gir Somnath, which ranks 24 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 14.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.3%, while it lags on women using the internet at 26.4%. On higher-education enrolment at 21.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gir Somnath are in the Gir Somnath district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gir Somnath youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.