Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.4% of young men in Kullu read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 67% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kullu, which ranks 12 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13%, women using the internet at 39.9%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 63.2% and higher-education enrolment at 24.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kullu are in the Kullu district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kullu youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.