Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.5% of young men in Ujjain read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.5% 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 73% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ujjain, which ranks 25 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 20%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 60% and higher-education enrolment at 31.8%. On women using the internet at 30.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ujjain are in the Ujjain district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ujjain youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.