Pillar: Agency & Engagement
35.1% of young men in Wardha read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 45.6% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Wardha, which ranks 12 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.6%, women using the internet at 38% and higher-education enrolment at 37.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 43.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Wardha are in the Wardha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Wardha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.