Pillar: Agency & Engagement
44.3% of young men in Kulgam read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 71.8% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kulgam, which ranks 9 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 26.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 3.7% and women using the internet at 25.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kulgam are in the Kulgam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kulgam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.