Pillar: Agency & Engagement
27.1% of young men in Neemuch read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 71% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Neemuch, which ranks 13 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 12.1%, women using the internet at 35.5% and higher-education enrolment at 22.3%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Neemuch are in the Neemuch district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Neemuch youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.