Pillar: Agency & Engagement
60.2% of young men in Vijayapura read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 63.2% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vijayapura, which ranks 26 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 24.2% and higher-education enrolment at 29.7%, while it lags on women using the internet at 23.6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Vijayapura are in the Vijayapura district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vijayapura youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.