Pillar: Agency & Engagement
19.6% of young men in Mahisagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 43.7% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mahisagar, which ranks 33 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 17.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 65.7%, while it lags on women using the internet at 10.3%. 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 Mahisagar are in the Mahisagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mahisagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.