Pillar: Agency & Engagement
24.9% of young men in Sonipat read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 77.6% 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 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sonipat, which ranks 5 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14%, women using the internet at 59.3% and higher-education enrolment at 44%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 38.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Sonipat are in the Sonipat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonipat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.