Pillar: Agency & Engagement
38.5% of young men in Nashik read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 54.7% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nashik, which ranks 15 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 16.3%, women using the internet at 36.3% and higher-education enrolment at 100%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Nashik are in the Nashik district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nashik youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.