Pillar: Agency & Engagement
54.3% of young men in Poonch read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.3% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Poonch, which ranks 18 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 16.8%, women using the internet at 48.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.2%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 9.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Poonch are in the Poonch district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Poonch youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.