Pillar: Agency & Engagement
23.6% of young men in Solapur read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 48.8% 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Solapur, which ranks 25 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.4%, while it lags on women using the internet at 14.6%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.9% and higher-education enrolment at 20%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Solapur are in the Solapur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Solapur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.