Pillar: Agency & Engagement
53.7% of young men in Buldhana read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 41.1% use the internet, behind the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Buldhana, which ranks 18 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women using the internet at 17.5%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.9%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.9% and higher-education enrolment at 18.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Buldhana are in the Buldhana district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Buldhana youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.