Pillar: Agency & Engagement
40.2% of young men in Porbandar read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 68.4% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 38% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Porbandar, which ranks 18 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.1% and women using the internet at 39.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.6% and higher-education enrolment at 18.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Porbandar are in the Porbandar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Porbandar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.