Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.3% of young men in Jamnagar read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 78.7% 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jamnagar, which ranks 9 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17%, women using the internet at 41.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55.2%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 14%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jamnagar are in the Jamnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jamnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.