Pillar: Agency & Engagement
44.3% of young men in Dharashiv read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 45.3% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dharashiv, which ranks 22 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women using the internet at 21.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.6%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.7% and higher-education enrolment at 20.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Dharashiv are in the Dharashiv district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dharashiv youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.