Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.2% of young men in Hisar read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 65.8% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Hisar, which ranks 8 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 49.4% and higher-education enrolment at 36.3%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.3%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 9.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Hisar are in the Hisar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Hisar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.