Pillar: Agency & Engagement
33% of young men in Yavatmal read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 42.7% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Yavatmal, which ranks 30 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women using the internet at 18.8%, young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.4% and higher-education enrolment at 16.3%. On women who read a newspaper regularly at 10.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Yavatmal are in the Yavatmal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Yavatmal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.