Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.2% of young men in Ramban read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 58.1% 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.
87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ramban, which ranks 19 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15.6%, women using the internet at 47.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.2%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 6.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ramban are in the Ramban district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ramban youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.