Pillar: Connectivity
Jalgaon has 36.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 14.7% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 17% 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.
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. On young men who read a newspaper regularly at 28.7% and young men using the internet at 52.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Public Library 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.