Pillar: Agency & Engagement
15.5% of young men in Satna read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.9% 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 58% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Satna, which ranks 14 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 48.9%, while it lags on women using the internet at 17.7%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Satna are in the Satna district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Satna youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.