Pillar: Agency & Engagement
74.2% of young men in Wayanad 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Higher secondary enrollment (classes 9–12) is 176%, likely reflecting students enrolling from neighbouring areas. Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Wayanad, which ranks 15 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 35.1%, women using the internet at 49.7% and higher-education enrolment at 59.5%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 37.3%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Wayanad are in the Wayanad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Wayanad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.