Pillar: Agency & Engagement
68.8% of young men in Alappuzha read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 83.4% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Alappuzha, which ranks 4 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 59%, women using the internet at 59.4% and higher-education enrolment at 26.5%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Alappuzha are in the Alappuzha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Alappuzha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.