Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.7% of young men in Karnal read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 66.8% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karnal, which ranks 13 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 21.6% and women using the internet at 37%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.8%. On higher-education enrolment at 19%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Karnal are in the Karnal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karnal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.