Pillar: Agency & Engagement
24% of young men in Fatehabad read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 65% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Fatehabad, which ranks 9 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 43.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38.7%. On higher-education enrolment at 19.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Fatehabad are in the Fatehabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Fatehabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.