Pillar: Agency & Engagement
33.7% of young men in Faridabad read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 75.9% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Faridabad, which ranks 7 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 19.3%, women using the internet at 57.3% and higher-education enrolment at 29.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Faridabad are in the Faridabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Faridabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.