Pillar: Agency & Engagement
36.6% of young men in Bidar read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 54.4% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 69% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bidar, which ranks 23 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 25.5%, while it lags on women using the internet at 17.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 28.9%. On higher-education enrolment at 19.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Bidar are in the Bidar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bidar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.