Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Valsad stands at 16.3%, behind the typical district. 43.6% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 69.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC 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.