Pillar: Connectivity
Jind has 1.3 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 7.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 53.8% 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 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 39% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jind, which ranks 12 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 30.4% and young men using the internet at 81.4%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Jind are in the Jind district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jind youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.