Pillar: Agency & Engagement
20.8% of young men in Shajapur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 57.7% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shajapur, which ranks 21 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 54.6%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.9%, women using the internet at 28.2% and higher-education enrolment at 20.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Shajapur are in the Shajapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shajapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.