Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.4% of young men in Samba read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 72.2% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Samba, which ranks 1 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1%, women using the internet at 54.3% and higher-education enrolment at 30.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Samba are in the Samba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Samba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.