Pillar: Agency & Engagement
46.4% of young men in Shivamogga read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 60.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shivamogga, which ranks 14 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 29.5%, women using the internet at 35.5% and higher-education enrolment at 33.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Shivamogga are in the Shivamogga district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shivamogga youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.