Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.7% of young men in Surat read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 68.5% 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 24.1%, women using the internet at 44.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 67.9%. On higher-education enrolment at 18.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Surat are in the Surat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.