Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.2% of young men in Ratlam read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 64.7% 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 37% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ratlam, which ranks 18 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 67.3%, while it lags on women using the internet at 23.2%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10% and higher-education enrolment at 18.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ratlam are in the Ratlam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ratlam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.