Pillar: Agency & Engagement
51.2% of young men in Chikballapur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 44.9% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chikballapur, which ranks 12 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 22.9% and higher-education enrolment at 21.9%. On women using the internet at 31.4% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Chikballapur are in the Chikballapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chikballapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.