Pillar: Agency & Engagement
45.3% of young men in Budgam read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 69.7% 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.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Budgam, which ranks 11 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 21%, women using the internet at 44.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55.2%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 13.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Budgam are in the Budgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Budgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.