Pillar: Agency & Engagement
38% of young men in Pulwama read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 75.5% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pulwama, which ranks 4 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24.7%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.3%. On women using the internet at 32.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Pulwama are in the Pulwama district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pulwama youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.