Pillar: Agency & Engagement
26.9% of young men in Narmada read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 45.5% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 3% 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 Narmada, which ranks 20 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 65.6%, while it lags on women using the internet at 11.4% and higher-education enrolment at 11.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Narmada are in the Narmada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Narmada youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.