Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.5% of young men in Surendranagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 60.5% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surendranagar, which ranks 29 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.5%, women using the internet at 18.2% and higher-education enrolment at 17.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Surendranagar are in the Surendranagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surendranagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.