Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Shimla stands at 64.9%, better than the typical district. 43.5% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shimla, which ranks 2 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 76.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Shimla are in the Shimla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shimla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.