Pillar: Agency & Engagement
11.1% of young men in Jhabua read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 43% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jhabua, which ranks 47 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 55.1%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 6%, women using the internet at 18.8% and higher-education enrolment at 15.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jhabua are in the Jhabua district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jhabua youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.