Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Kachchh stands at 11.1%, behind the typical district. 29.7% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kachchh, which ranks 15 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 67.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Kachchh are in the Kachchh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kachchh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.