Pillar: Agency & Engagement
41% of young men in Nanded read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 45% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nanded, which ranks 27 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 15%, while it lags on women using the internet at 14% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 39.5%. On higher-education enrolment at 19.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nanded are in the Nanded district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nanded youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.