Pillar: Connectivity
Kurukshetra has 0.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 12.5% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 44.2% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kurukshetra, which ranks 16 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 36.3%. On young men using the internet at 62.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Kurukshetra are in the Kurukshetra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kurukshetra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.