Pillar: Agency & Engagement
19% of young men in Dewas read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 62.5% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 32% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dewas, which ranks 37 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 19.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.3%, while it lags on women using the internet at 23.2% and higher-education enrolment at 13.8%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dewas are in the Dewas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dewas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.