Pillar: Agency & Engagement
43.6% of young men in Valsad read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 69.9% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% 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 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Valsad, which ranks 1 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 21.6%, women using the internet at 47.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60.8%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 16.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Valsad are in the Valsad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Valsad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.