Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Anantnag stands at 16%, behind the typical district. 34.6% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Anantnag, which ranks 10 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 72.5%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.1%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Anantnag are in the Anantnag district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Anantnag youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.