Pillar: Agency & Engagement
39.9% of young men in Tapi read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 49.3% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tapi, which ranks 17 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 19.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 65.6%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 11.3%. On women using the internet at 30.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Tapi are in the Tapi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tapi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.