Pillar: Agency & Engagement
28.7% of young men in Jalgaon read a newspaper regularly, close to the typical district. 52.7% use the internet, close to the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% 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 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jalgaon, which ranks 24 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.7% and higher-education enrolment at 22%, while it lags on women using the internet at 17%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Jalgaon are in the Jalgaon district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jalgaon youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.