Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.2% of young men in Damoh read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 45.2% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Damoh, which ranks 32 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59% and higher-education enrolment at 28.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 8.1% and women using the internet at 21.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Damoh are in the Damoh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Damoh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.