Pillar: Agency & Engagement
38.6% of young men in Gurgaon read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 88.5% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 16% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 94% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gurgaon, which ranks 1 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 66.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1%, women using the internet at 70.3% and higher-education enrolment at 45.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gurgaon are in the Gurgaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gurgaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.