Pillar: Agency & Engagement
10.3% of young men in Barwani read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.9% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 32% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barwani, which ranks 55 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 38.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 65%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8%, women using the internet at 22.4% and higher-education enrolment at 15.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Barwani are in the Barwani district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barwani youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.