Pillar: Agency & Engagement
44.5% of young men in Koppal read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 40.8% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Koppal, which ranks 22 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55.1%, while it lags on women using the internet at 16.8% and higher-education enrolment at 14.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Koppal are in the Koppal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Koppal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.