Pillar: Connectivity
Seoni has 1.2 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 11.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 23% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
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. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18.1%. On young men using the internet at 57.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library 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.