Pillar: Agency & Engagement
15.7% of young men in Khargone read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 61.8% use the internet, close to 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 38% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Khargone, which ranks 42 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 56.7%, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 14.8%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.9% and women using the internet at 28.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Khargone are in the Khargone district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Khargone youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.