Pillar: Connectivity
Fatehabad has 1.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 8.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 43.2% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
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 young men using the internet at 65%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 24%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library 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.