Pillar: Agency & Engagement
13.5% of young men in Katni read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 42.2% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Katni, which ranks 23 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.3% and higher-education enrolment at 41.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 5.6% and women using the internet at 19.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Katni are in the Katni district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Katni youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.