Pillar: Agency & Engagement
51.4% of young men in Indore read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 81.3% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 75% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Indore, which ranks 2 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 34.1%, women using the internet at 49.4% and higher-education enrolment at 80.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 41%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Indore are in the Indore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Indore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.