Pillar: Agency & Engagement
16.8% of young men in Junagadh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 44.4% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Junagadh, which ranks 26 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17.2% and higher-education enrolment at 28.6%, while it lags on women using the internet at 18.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Junagadh are in the Junagadh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Junagadh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.