Pillar: Agency & Engagement
42.1% of young men in Nagpur read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 57.2% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 21% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nagpur, which ranks 9 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 29.3%, women using the internet at 47.5% and higher-education enrolment at 46.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nagpur are in the Nagpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nagpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.