Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.8% of young men in Solan read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 74.3% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 96% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Solan, which ranks 1 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 67.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 16.9%, women using the internet at 50.7%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.3% and higher-education enrolment at 65.7%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Solan are in the Solan district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Solan youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.