Pillar: Agency & Engagement
17.2% of young men in Amritsar read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 80.1% use the internet, better than the typical district. MY Bharat and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan build on this base to organise youth for civic and community participation.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Amritsar, which ranks 13 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14.2% and women using the internet at 60.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 47.7% and higher-education enrolment at 20%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Amritsar are in the Amritsar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Amritsar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.