Pillar: Agency & Engagement
13.2% of young men in Ashoknagar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 54.6% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ashoknagar, which ranks 46 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 4.3%, women using the internet at 10.8% and higher-education enrolment at 8.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 49%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ashoknagar are in the Ashoknagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ashoknagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.