Pillar: Agency & Engagement
8.3% of young men in Dhar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 47.2% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhar, which ranks 49 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 58.9%, while it lags on women using the internet at 17.3% and higher-education enrolment at 12.4%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dhar are in the Dhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.