Pillar: Agency & Engagement
34.5% of young men in Raigad read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 67.1% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Raigad, which ranks 7 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 13.2%, women using the internet at 39.2% and higher-education enrolment at 34%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 44.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Raigad are in the Raigad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Raigad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.