Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.5% of young men in Yamunanagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 62.7% use the internet, close to 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Yamunanagar, which ranks 10 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.4%, women using the internet at 38.3% and higher-education enrolment at 23.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Yamunanagar are in the Yamunanagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Yamunanagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.