Pillar: Agency & Engagement
40% of young men in Ganderbal read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 61.3% 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ganderbal, which ranks 3 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1% and higher-education enrolment at 22.9%, while it lags on women using the internet at 26.9%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ganderbal are in the Ganderbal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ganderbal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.