MY Bharat / NYKS in Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir

Around 620 Kendras nationwide channel rural and non-student youth into clubs, camps, sports, and volunteering.

Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir · Pillar: Agency & Engagement

21.7% of young men in Reasi read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 65.3% 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.

  • 21.7% India 27.4%
  • 65.3% India 57.7%

Youth opportunity in Reasi

86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).

In Reasi, which ranks 11 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.2% and women using the internet at 24.2%. On higher-education enrolment at 21.9%, it sits close to the national mark.