Pillar: Agency & Engagement
18.1% of young men in Seoni read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 57.8% 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 53% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Seoni, which ranks 9 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.3 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 70.2%, while it lags on women using the internet at 23%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.9% 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 Seoni are in the Seoni district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Seoni youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.