Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18% of young men in Lahaul and Spiti read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 36.2% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Lahaul and Spiti, which ranks 11 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.5%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.9%, women using the internet at 19.1% and higher-education enrolment at 3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Lahaul and Spiti are in the Lahaul and Spiti district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Lahaul and Spiti youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.