Pillar: Agency & Engagement
19.8% of young men in Rajouri read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 68.2% 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Rajouri, which ranks 16 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.8%, women using the internet at 46.6%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.4% and higher-education enrolment at 22.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Rajouri are in the Rajouri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Rajouri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.