Pillar: Agency & Engagement
44.2% of young men in Gondia read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 48.4% 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.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 18% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gondia, which ranks 16 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women using the internet at 26.5%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 11.4%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.5% and higher-education enrolment at 21.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Gondia are in the Gondia district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gondia youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.