Pillar: Agency & Engagement
21.8% of young men in Vidisha read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 64.3% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 61% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vidisha, which ranks 31 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women using the internet at 34.7% and higher-education enrolment at 27.2%, while it lags on women who read a newspaper regularly at 7.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Vidisha are in the Vidisha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vidisha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.