Pillar: Agency & Engagement
12.7% of young men in Panchkula read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 84.1% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Panchkula, which ranks 2 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 63.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.4% and women using the internet at 66.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.3% and higher-education enrolment at 19.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Panchkula are in the Panchkula district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Panchkula youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.