Pillar: Agency & Engagement
15.5% of young men in Kaithal read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 76.1% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kaithal, which ranks 14 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 39.8% and higher-education enrolment at 22.5%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kaithal are in the Kaithal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kaithal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.