Pillar: Agency & Engagement
50.9% of young men in Bengaluru Urban read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 77.2% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 74% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bengaluru Urban, which ranks 1 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 65.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 45.3%, women using the internet at 55.1% and higher-education enrolment at 55.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bengaluru Urban are in the Bengaluru Urban district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bengaluru Urban youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.