Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Harda stands at 27.7%, better than the typical district. 23.3% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 60% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Harda, which ranks 26 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 57.1%. On young men using the internet at 54.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Harda are in the Harda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Harda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.