Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28% of young men in Kangra read a newspaper regularly, close to 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 42% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kangra, which ranks 8 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.2%, women using the internet at 47% and higher-education enrolment at 44.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kangra are in the Kangra district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kangra youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.