Pillar: Agency & Engagement
35.7% of young men in Srinagar read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 78.8% 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.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Srinagar, which ranks 6 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 19.6%, women using the internet at 50.2% and higher-education enrolment at 43.6%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Srinagar are in the Srinagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Srinagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.