Pillar: Agency & Engagement
53.1% of young men in Kasaragod read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 67% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kasaragod, which ranks 13 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 49.6% and women using the internet at 66.4%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.3%. On higher-education enrolment at 19.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Kasaragod are in the Kasaragod district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kasaragod youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.