Pillar: Agency & Engagement
31.2% of young men in Mahendragarh read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 75.3% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Mahendragarh, which ranks 11 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 50.5% and higher-education enrolment at 51.8%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38.7%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Mahendragarh are in the Mahendragarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Mahendragarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.