Pillar: Agency & Engagement
46% of young men in Ratnagiri read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 54.1% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ratnagiri, which ranks 6 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 20.3% and higher-education enrolment at 27.5%. On women using the internet at 32.3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Ratnagiri are in the Ratnagiri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ratnagiri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.