Pillar: Agency & Engagement
38.8% of young men in Satara read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 58.4% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Satara, which ranks 11 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 22%, women using the internet at 40.1% and higher-education enrolment at 28.9%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.6%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Satara are in the Satara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Satara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.