Pillar: Agency & Engagement
30.3% of young men in Baramulla read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 61.7% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Baramulla, which ranks 12 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.4% and higher-education enrolment at 24.6%. On women using the internet at 30% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Baramulla are in the Baramulla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baramulla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.