Pillar: Connectivity
Beed has 13 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 16.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 20.1% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Beed, which ranks 35 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 30%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 33.2%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library in Beed are in the Beed district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Beed youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.