Pillar: Agency & Engagement
13% of young men in Faridkot read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 68.6% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Faridkot, which ranks 23 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women who read a newspaper regularly at 14% and women using the internet at 39.5%, while it lags on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 40.5% and higher-education enrolment at 17.5%.
Mandated services and how to locate the MY Bharat / NYKS in Faridkot are in the Faridkot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Faridkot youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.