Pillar: Agency & Engagement
60.3% of young men in Thiruvananthapuram read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 79.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 38% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thiruvananthapuram, which ranks 5 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 59.7%, women using the internet at 68.2% and higher-education enrolment at 45.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Thiruvananthapuram are in the Thiruvananthapuram district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thiruvananthapuram youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.