Pillar: Agency & Engagement
32.7% of young men in Barnala read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 73.7% 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.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% 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 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Barnala, which ranks 10 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 18.3% and women using the internet at 53.8%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 46.5% and higher-education enrolment at 18.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Barnala are in the Barnala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Barnala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.