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.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Reasi, which ranks 14 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.2% and higher-education enrolment at 21.9%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.2% and women using the internet at 24.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Reasi are in the Reasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Reasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.